Emma Smith

Honored to have contributed this resource with @longcovidjustice.org and @thesicktimes.org

A great article about clinics closing by @brittashoot.com with @thesicktimes.org! Please give it a read.

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

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...

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it!

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

Researchers create reef-safe sunscreen prototype from pollen - Scienceline How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays

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...

As always, thank you for sharing.

“Finding our Voices after COVID” written by Emma Smith, journalist YouTube video by Julia Claire Taylor

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

All good! Thank you again for sharing the story.

Long COVID Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care Access to clinics has only gotten patchier as attention to the disease has faded.

The article by Rebecca Nagle: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Hi Emily, thank you for sharing my article. I do want to add that I did not compile EITHER spreadsheets. The first one was sent to me by a Long COVID advocacy organization and the second one (updated as of April 2025) was organized by reporter, Rebecca Nagle, for a separate article.

Please message me!

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.

"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/...

Of course. Yes. It's happening here and outside of the U.S. as well.

Thank you for sharing. However, I'm so sorry that your husband is sick and that it took him two years to get into a clinic!

Thank you, Billy!

Thank you. Will do.

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...

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.

Thank you. I am also looking to speak with patients who have lost access!

@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @longcovidsos.bsky.social
#LongCOVIDUK #LongCOVID #ME/CFS #oneoftwo

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.

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

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-...

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...

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.

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Lyme Disease Roundtable YouTube video by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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...

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...

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...

A Science Journalist Speaks about Struggle with Long COVID (Emma's Story) YouTube video by The Power of Rare

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...

Thank you so much for sharing!

Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.

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...

B.C. Coal Giant Fined $3.6M for Treatment Delays, Pollution Breaches on Transboundary Watershed - Flathead Beacon Provincial government officials this month imposed more than $3.6 million in administrative penalties against British Columbia’s largest mining company for its failure to implement a water quality tre...

For more background on the fines against Glencore’s EVR, see this reporting by the Flathead Beacon flatheadbeacon.com/2025/10/28/b...

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.

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

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