Emma Smith
@3mm4sm1th.bsky.social
Science and health journalist based in NYC
#UK #LongCOVIDCommunity: I am reporting on a story about clinic closures in the UK and am looking to speak with patients who have specifically lost access to services and physicians at Long COVID clinics. If you are interested in speaking with me, PM ees9932@nyu.edu @longcovidsupport.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
#UK #LongCOVIDCommunity: I am reporting on a story about clinic closures in the UK and am looking to speak with patients who have specifically lost access to services and physicians at Long COVID clinics. If you are interested in speaking with me, PM ees9932@nyu.edu @longcovidsupport.bsky.social
#LongCOVIDCommunity in #NYC: Madeline Shaw, a journalist in my cohort is looking to speak with someone in the New York City/Long Island area who has lost access to services because their Long COVID clinic closed. Her email is mvs10056@nyu.edu (Please email her if you are interested.)
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#LongCOVIDCommunity in #NYC: Madeline Shaw, a journalist in my cohort is looking to speak with someone in the New York City/Long Island area who has lost access to services because their Long COVID clinic closed. Her email is mvs10056@nyu.edu (Please email her if you are interested.)
A great article about clinics closing by @brittashoot.com with @thesicktimes.org! Please give it a read.
Today @thesicktimes.org: big story by @brittashoot.com examining the Metrodora Institute, a clinic for “neuroimmune disorders” like Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis that made big promises to patients... then abruptly closed. thesicktimes.org/2026/01/27/m...
Metrodora promised comprehensive treatment. But within two years, it abruptly closed. - The Sick Times
The clinic sought to cure “neuroimmune disorders” like Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis. Former patients feel betrayed.
thesicktimes.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A great article about clinics closing by @brittashoot.com with @thesicktimes.org! Please give it a read.
Reposted by Emma Smith
The gut microbiome may be trendy, but research lags behind. A recent study by @cellpress.bsky.social describes a new capsule — inspired by the structure of #coral — may help better illuminate its mysteries
Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline
scienceline.org/2026/01/cora...
Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline
scienceline.org/2026/01/cora...
What can a coral-inspired pill teach us about the gut microbiome? - Scienceline
A new capsule measuring the small intestine’s microbes may help better illuminate the mysteries of the gut microbiome
scienceline.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The gut microbiome may be trendy, but research lags behind. A recent study by @cellpress.bsky.social describes a new capsule — inspired by the structure of #coral — may help better illuminate its mysteries
Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline
scienceline.org/2026/01/cora...
Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline
scienceline.org/2026/01/cora...
Grief is hard to write about and even more difficult to discuss. I am proud of my dad, Matt, for writing about it for Oregon Attorney Assistance Program.
Read the essay here: d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/oaap/live/as...
#Grief #Essay
Read the essay here: d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/oaap/live/as...
#Grief #Essay
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January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Grief is hard to write about and even more difficult to discuss. I am proud of my dad, Matt, for writing about it for Oregon Attorney Assistance Program.
Read the essay here: d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/oaap/live/as...
#Grief #Essay
Read the essay here: d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/oaap/live/as...
#Grief #Essay
Reposted by Emma Smith
Researchers in Singapore synthesized a reef-safe sunscreen prototype from a very unusual source: #pollen
Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline!
scienceline.org/2026/01/rese...
Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline!
scienceline.org/2026/01/rese...
Researchers create reef-safe sunscreen prototype from pollen - Scienceline
How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays
scienceline.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Researchers in Singapore synthesized a reef-safe sunscreen prototype from a very unusual source: #pollen
Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline!
scienceline.org/2026/01/rese...
Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline!
scienceline.org/2026/01/rese...
Watch it here: Finding Our Voices After COVID
Julia Claire Taylor is an opera singer based in NYC who lost her ability to perform after a COVID infection in 2022. A clinical trial with @putrinolab.bsky.social allowed her to reach a milestone this October. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJZM...
#LongCOVID
Julia Claire Taylor is an opera singer based in NYC who lost her ability to perform after a COVID infection in 2022. A clinical trial with @putrinolab.bsky.social allowed her to reach a milestone this October. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJZM...
#LongCOVID
“Finding our Voices after COVID” written by Emma Smith, journalist
YouTube video by Julia Claire Taylor
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Watch it here: Finding Our Voices After COVID
Julia Claire Taylor is an opera singer based in NYC who lost her ability to perform after a COVID infection in 2022. A clinical trial with @putrinolab.bsky.social allowed her to reach a milestone this October. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJZM...
#LongCOVID
Julia Claire Taylor is an opera singer based in NYC who lost her ability to perform after a COVID infection in 2022. A clinical trial with @putrinolab.bsky.social allowed her to reach a milestone this October. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJZM...
#LongCOVID
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"About 40 per cent of #LongCOVID sufferers who sought health care for their symptoms have had difficulties accessing it, the Statistics 🇨🇦 Canada survey showed":
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
For millions of Canadians with long COVID, getting treatment is still a struggle | CBC News
Long COVID sufferers from across Canada are left struggling for words, breath and answers after some specialized clinics have shut down.
www.cbc.ca
January 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"About 40 per cent of #LongCOVID sufferers who sought health care for their symptoms have had difficulties accessing it, the Statistics 🇨🇦 Canada survey showed":
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care - Scienceline
Long COVID clinics began opening in swaths across the country in 2020 to provide specialty care for patients living with this chronic condition, which occurs following a COVID infection. As of March 2...
scienceline.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
I'm reporting on Long COVID clinics closing across the UK and looking to understand what's driving this. I am also examining the state of care for ME/CFS.
If you're a patient (who has lost access to care/faced barriers accessing it), clinician, or advocate, DM for my WhatsApp.
If you're a patient (who has lost access to care/faced barriers accessing it), clinician, or advocate, DM for my WhatsApp.
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm reporting on Long COVID clinics closing across the UK and looking to understand what's driving this. I am also examining the state of care for ME/CFS.
If you're a patient (who has lost access to care/faced barriers accessing it), clinician, or advocate, DM for my WhatsApp.
If you're a patient (who has lost access to care/faced barriers accessing it), clinician, or advocate, DM for my WhatsApp.
Reposted by Emma Smith
A new flu variant is officially in town. @tanyalewis.bsky.social has the latest update on the mutated H3N2 strain, called subclade K, which may be driving U.S. flu hospitalizations in children and older adults. @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
New Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe Disease
A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries
www.scientificamerican.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A new flu variant is officially in town. @tanyalewis.bsky.social has the latest update on the mutated H3N2 strain, called subclade K, which may be driving U.S. flu hospitalizations in children and older adults. @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Reposted by Emma Smith
In his opening RFK Jr. again spread the conspiracy theory about the drug AZT killing more people than HIV/AIDS, which has been thoroughly debunked. In the past he has been called an AIDS denialist for other conspiracy theories.
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
Fact Sheet: Correcting the Record on HIV/AIDS Misinformation Online | GLAAD
Recognized as a global epidemic since the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the world’s deadliest viruses. While there is no vaccine or cure, HIV is preventable and can be managed with medi...
glaad.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In his opening RFK Jr. again spread the conspiracy theory about the drug AZT killing more people than HIV/AIDS, which has been thoroughly debunked. In the past he has been called an AIDS denialist for other conspiracy theories.
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
Reposted by Emma Smith
The HHS roundtable on Lyme disease has just kicked off.
RFK jr. opened the discussion by stating Lyme disease has greatly affected his own family, citing his and his sons' experience with the disease. "We have to make it safe for children to go back into the woods.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3il...
RFK jr. opened the discussion by stating Lyme disease has greatly affected his own family, citing his and his sons' experience with the disease. "We have to make it safe for children to go back into the woods.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3il...
Lyme Disease Roundtable
YouTube video by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The HHS roundtable on Lyme disease has just kicked off.
RFK jr. opened the discussion by stating Lyme disease has greatly affected his own family, citing his and his sons' experience with the disease. "We have to make it safe for children to go back into the woods.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3il...
RFK jr. opened the discussion by stating Lyme disease has greatly affected his own family, citing his and his sons' experience with the disease. "We have to make it safe for children to go back into the woods.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3il...
My latest for @scienceline.org. In a new study from @nature.com, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that #coralreefs, which have been under stress due to #climatechange, may face more challenges on a warmer planet. scienceline.org/2025/12/cora...
Coral reefs may succumb to erosion on a warmer planet - Scienceline
In a new study from Nature, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that corals reefs, which have long been under stress due to climate change, may face more chall...
scienceline.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My latest for @scienceline.org. In a new study from @nature.com, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that #coralreefs, which have been under stress due to #climatechange, may face more challenges on a warmer planet. scienceline.org/2025/12/cora...
Reposted by Emma Smith
The Power of Rare: 'A Science Journalist Speaks about Struggle with Long COVID (Emma's Story)'
'Emma Smith, a 26-year-old science and health journalist, shares her long COVID journey...'
H/T to @3mm4sm1th.bsky.social for sharing her story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFw...
'Emma Smith, a 26-year-old science and health journalist, shares her long COVID journey...'
H/T to @3mm4sm1th.bsky.social for sharing her story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFw...
A Science Journalist Speaks about Struggle with Long COVID (Emma's Story)
YouTube video by The Power of Rare
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Power of Rare: 'A Science Journalist Speaks about Struggle with Long COVID (Emma's Story)'
'Emma Smith, a 26-year-old science and health journalist, shares her long COVID journey...'
H/T to @3mm4sm1th.bsky.social for sharing her story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFw...
'Emma Smith, a 26-year-old science and health journalist, shares her long COVID journey...'
H/T to @3mm4sm1th.bsky.social for sharing her story
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFw...
Reposted by Emma Smith
The US may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year and seems to be spreading more rapidly and earlier than usual.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The US may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year and seems to be spreading more rapidly and earlier than usual.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
Giving back to Montana with my first story for @scienceline.org — Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds. One of the many stories I’ve reported on during my first semester with @nyu.edu SHERP.
#environmentalcontamination
scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...
#environmentalcontamination
scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...
Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds - Scienceline
Selenium is seeping into Montana waterways from Canadian coal mines, and putting local birds and other wildlife in danger.
scienceline.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Giving back to Montana with my first story for @scienceline.org — Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds. One of the many stories I’ve reported on during my first semester with @nyu.edu SHERP.
#environmentalcontamination
scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...
#environmentalcontamination
scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...
Reposted by Emma Smith
I first heard about orcas attacking white sharks while working as a field biologist in South Africa. Back then, no one had really seen it. Now, scientists in both South Africa and Mexico have drone footage.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I first heard about orcas attacking white sharks while working as a field biologist in South Africa. Back then, no one had really seen it. Now, scientists in both South Africa and Mexico have drone footage.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
Reposted by Emma Smith
Measles could officially become endemic again in the U.S. The country (and Canada) risk losing their measles elimination status if they have a year of continuous transmission, which could have happened already. By @sipappas.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
North America May Soon No Longer Be Officially Measles-Free, Experts Say
A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas
www.scientificamerican.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Measles could officially become endemic again in the U.S. The country (and Canada) risk losing their measles elimination status if they have a year of continuous transmission, which could have happened already. By @sipappas.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
Reposted by Emma Smith
My interview with @humbertobasilio.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
FDA Questions Safety of Aluminum in Vaccines. Here's What the Science Says
The FDA wants to reevaluate the use of aluminum adjuvants despite a long record of safe use in vaccines
www.scientificamerican.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Emma Smith
Through blackwater photos, scientists have found an interaction rarely seen before. Baby fish might be using free-living anemones to protect themselves from predators in the deep sea. The photos are a delight.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
Armed With Anemones: How Some Young Fishes Survive in the Sea
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Through blackwater photos, scientists have found an interaction rarely seen before. Baby fish might be using free-living anemones to protect themselves from predators in the deep sea. The photos are a delight.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
Reposted by Emma Smith
“I’m battling with the school because they don’t believe anything is wrong with Dakota. They don’t believe he has long Covid. They don’t believe long Covid exists.”
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
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October 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I’m battling with the school because they don’t believe anything is wrong with Dakota. They don’t believe he has long Covid. They don’t believe long Covid exists.”
Reposted by Emma Smith
Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found.
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.
nyti.ms
October 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found.
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Study in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants and 3,000 in pregnant women from January 2024 to May 2025.
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Study in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants and 3,000 in pregnant women from January 2024 to May 2025.
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
#LongCOVID community, please share: I am working on an audio story and am hoping to speak with people who have tinnitus or hearing loss following a COVID infection.
Please message me if you are open/ interested in speaking with me. Thank you!
Please message me if you are open/ interested in speaking with me. Thank you!
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#LongCOVID community, please share: I am working on an audio story and am hoping to speak with people who have tinnitus or hearing loss following a COVID infection.
Please message me if you are open/ interested in speaking with me. Thank you!
Please message me if you are open/ interested in speaking with me. Thank you!