Julia Belluz

What science tells us about Edward Snowden

Research shows whistleblowers can expect long-lasting health and career consequences for speaking up

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Michael Douglas, expert third-baseman, misses a public-health home run

Julia Belluz on the latest celebrity health headline

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, June 4, 2013
A medical scandal in the making

Julia Belluz on flawed regulations and medical devices

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Angelina Jolie and the screening behind a life-changing decision

‘Why would you have this testing if there’s no family history?’ genetic counsellor asks

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Canada’s soon-to-launch clinical trials database: how does it measure up?

Julia Belluz on what that the project means for health transparency

by Julia Belluz - Monday, May 13, 2013
Accusations, hallucinations and the science of anesthesiology

Toronto case highlights rare side effects of general anesthesia

by Julia Belluz - Thursday, May 2, 2013
Second opinion: Talking detox with Gwyneth Paltrow’s doctor

The complexities of evidence in the context of alternative medicine

by Julia Belluz - Monday, April 22, 2013
Fair warning, fear-mongering — and the real risk of STIs

Julia Belluz on health risks and their messaging

by Julia Belluz - Thursday, April 11, 2013
‘It’s All Good’? Actually, Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook borders on quack science

Julia Belluz on the dangers of elimination diets

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Did reducing hours for residents increase medical errors?

Julia Belluz looks at resident shifts and patient safety

by Julia Belluz - Sunday, March 31, 2013
Can your smartphone make you sick?

Does our ever-growing affinity for mobile devices constitute actual addiction? Science-ish investigates

by Julia Belluz - Friday, March 22, 2013
Why are some hospitals more likely to perform C-sections?

Julia Belluz looks at the challenges of ‘unwarranted variation’

by Julia Belluz - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Great minds think alike when it comes to funding brain research

Julia Belluz looks at how Canada competes when it comes to neuroscience

by Julia Belluz - Friday, March 8, 2013
Should the state pay for in vitro fertilization?

Fertility politics: An evidence-free zone?

by Julia Belluz - Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Big Data: Bad science on steroids?

Experts struggle with how to tell the signal from the noise

by Julia Belluz - Friday, February 22, 2013
Tamiflu takedown

Researchers ask Canada’s public health agency the tough questions, and the answers aren’t very reassuring

by Julia Belluz - Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Podcast: What’s the evidence behind the anti-fluoridation outrage?

Julia Belluz breaks down the debate

by Julia Belluz - Sunday, February 10, 2013
Talking with Ben Goldacre about his new book, ‘Bad Pharma’

On why real science matters, the problem with missing data and why alternative medicine is more interesting than evil

by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, February 5, 2013
How did Jenny McCarthy earn a platform at a cancer fundraiser?

The anti-vaccine crusader has just been dropped from an Ottawa fundraiser. Science-ish asks why she was there in the first place

by Julia Belluz - Friday, February 1, 2013
Fat vs. sugar in battle of the bulge

Should we cut sugar from our diets the way we banished fat decades ago?

by Julia Belluz - Monday, January 28, 2013

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