Julia Belluz
Senior health correspondent, evidence enthusiast
My mother always said, "Common sense is not so common." Trying to bring science and sense to news about medicine, food, and public health around the world. Follow me on Twitter @juliaoftoronto and my bio here: http://juliabelluz.com/
Cigarette packs are being stripped of advertising around the world. But not in the US.
Many poor countries do a better job warning people about the dangers of smoking than the US.
Did the Great Recession make kids fat?
For every percentage point increase in unemployment levels in California during those years, kids could expect a 14 percent increase in their body mass index.
For the first time, the FDA is pressuring the food industry to cut down on salt
The American food supply is loaded with salt.
Scientists have just found a “nightmare superbug” in the US
This wasn’t inevitable.
