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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/

Most Recent Posts

We have a lot to learn from patients like Tom Brokaw, who are living with cancer

The cancer death rate has dropped by 23 percent since 1991.

The cannibal cell research that won the Nobel Prize in medicine, explained in 300 words

Autophagy comes from the Greek word for "self-eating."

The FDA's drug reviewers keep leaving to work for big pharma, and it's a big problem

In a first, researchers measure the agency’s "revolving door."

Most of us misunderstand metabolism. Here are 9 facts to clear that up.

Metabolism and weight loss, explained.