Julia Belluz
Health correspondent #medicine #science #publichealth MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ KeyBase: jbelluz
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Cigarette consumption estimates for 71 countries from 1970 to 2015: systematic collection of comparable data to facilitate quasi-experimental evaluations of national and global tobacco control interventions
The BMJ 5d 10 tweets
Objectives To collect, appraise, select, and report the best available national estimates of cigarette consumption since 1970. Design Systematic collection of comparable data. Setting and population 71 of 214 countries for which searches for...
Impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on global cigarette consumption: quasi-experimental evaluations using interrupted time series analysis and in-sample forecast event modelling
The BMJ 5d 15 tweets
Objective To evaluate the impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on global cigarette consumption. Design Two quasi-experimental impact evaluations, using interrupted time series analysis (ITS) and in-sample forecast event...
Iran shoots down US military drone, increasing risk of war
Alex Ward - Vox 4d 1 tweets
One Pentagon official told me "all variables point to war."
Uneasy Welcome as Ultra-Orthodox Jews Extend Beyond New York
Nytimes.com 691d 3 tweets
The arrival of 62 Hasidic families in Jersey City is part of a major influx of ultra-Orthodox Jews to communities around New York City.
Julia Belluz some pieces on that, with potential sources in them: and and and 4d
Coverage losses, substantial confusion in Arkansas following implementation of Medicaid work requirements
News 5d 5 tweets
For immediate release: June 19, 2019 Boston, MA – Thousands of adults in Arkansas lost insurance coverage in the first six months after Medicaid work requirements were implemented, with no change i…
Trump’s EPA just replaced Obama’s signature climate policy with a much weaker rule
Vox 5d 4 tweets
The Affordable Clean Energy rule replaces the Clean Power Plan. It could increase carbon emissions.
Catholic Church Has Given Green Light To Using Vaccines Derived From Aborted Fetal Cells, But One Family Is Still Suing Over Beliefs
Kaiser Health News 5d 1 tweets
Experts offer an in-depth look at the belief system behind the Kentucky lawsuit filed by a family who didn’t vaccinate their son because of their religious beliefs. The Varicella vaccine, spe…
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Julia Belluz There are Christian concerns that the measles vaccine was originally derived from cells obtained from an elective abortion in the 1960s. There are Muslim concerns the vaccine is not halal. 5d
Outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases in Muslim majority countries
Sciencedirect.com 5d 1 tweets
The increase in Muslim parents’ refusal and hesitancy to accept childhood vaccination was identified as one of the contributing factors in the increas…
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Julia Belluz There are Christian concerns that the measles vaccine was originally derived from cells obtained from an elective abortion in the 1960s. There are Muslim concerns the vaccine is not halal. 5d
Indonesian ‘vaccine fatwa’ sends measles immunization rates plummeting
Science | AAAS 229d 9 tweets
Muslim clerics declare measles and rubella vaccine made with pork components impure
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Julia Belluz There are Christian concerns that the measles vaccine was originally derived from cells obtained from an elective abortion in the 1960s. There are Muslim concerns the vaccine is not halal. 5d
Religion and vaccine refusal are linked. We have to talk about it.
Julia Belluz - Vox 5d 16 tweets
A major global survey helps explain the problem of vaccine mistrust.
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Julia Belluz Religious beliefs unite many communities where outbreaks have been spreading lately. And it's not just in the US; it's global 5d
Julia Belluz some pieces on that, with potential sources in them: and and and 4d
UNC Children’s Hospital Suspends Most Complex Heart Surgeries
Nytimes.com 7d 8 tweets
The death rate among patients with the most serious heart conditions reached nearly 50 percent, newly released data show. State and federal regulators are investigating.
Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot
Emily Badger - Nytimes.com 6d 36 tweets
Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.
Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far Between
Pam Belluck, Reed Abelson - Nytimes.com 6d 27 tweets
Data from a federal program designed to compensate people harmed by vaccines shows how rare it is for someone to claim they were hurt after getting vaccinated.
Julia Belluz What is notable about vaccine injuries: how incredibly rare they are nice stuff from 6d
How to Introduce Pets to Babies
NYT Parenting 11d 1 tweets
Prepare your home and furry friends early on for the arrival of a new family member.
The second-largest Ebola outbreak is spreading. The WHO says it’s not yet a global emergency.
Julia Belluz - Vox 10d 3 tweets
It’s the third time the health agency has decided against sounding the global alarm over the outbreak.
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Julia Belluz A WHO expert panel met for the third time to deliberate over whether Ebola in DRC constitutes a global health emergency. They decided no — but also said the international community needs to step up its support and fast. 10d
Vox Media Ratifies Landmark First Contract with Writers Guild of America, East |
Writers Guild East - Writers Guild of America East 10d 5 tweets
NEW YORK, NY (June 14, 2019) — Vox Media, home to Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Recode, SB Nation, The Verge and Vox.com, today ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). Vox Media’s 350-member unit...
Jessica Biel’s dangerous lobbying against a California vaccination bill, explained
Julia Belluz - Vox 11d 3 tweets
California is among the states hardest hit by measles. Biel wants to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccines.
Ebola just spread into Uganda. It may soon become an emergency.
Julia Belluz - Vox 11d 2 tweets
It’s the first time the outbreak has spread across DRC’s border.
Can Home Cooking Reverse the Obesity Epidemic?
Nytimes.com 12d 7 tweets
A new book argues that for many families with limited time and money, avoiding processed food is not a realistic option.
DRC: Measles up 700 percent, Ebola update
Outbreak News Today 13d 1 tweets
By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Measles Health officials with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) report since the beginning of 2019, a total of 87,000 suspected measles cases (1.8 % CFR) through May 18. This represents an increase of more than 700...
Julia Belluz In addition to Ebola, DRC is facing a measles crisis via 13d