Dana Smith

Health & science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Recent words in @nytimes @sciam @newscientist @guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for @elemental • she/her

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

When I started blogging about science as a graduate student over a decade ago, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would end up at @nytimes. Thrilled to be joining the Well desk as a reporter covering brain health and longevity! https://t.co/m90qTVMWX5

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@AgrawalNina @nytimes Welcome!! So excited you’re joining the team!

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@ElizabethAngell I'm so sorry. You did excellent work there and were a pleasure to write for

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@jesslahey @RSAposts Thank you!!!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Does caloric restriction or intermittent fasting promote longevity in people? A good front page @nytimes review of the data
https://t.co/eDohoUNZcQ by @SmithDanaG

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@ZTracer @statnews Congratulations!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

On science of aging, front page @nytimes
https://t.co/321KtEuHf7 by @SmithDanaG

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@ZTracer Fuck. Really sorry to hear this Zach

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@kimseverson Thank you! I've never seen a more relatable location descriptor than your bio

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Do nasal sprays vs Covid work?
https://t.co/zC0rrxD5wb by @SmithDanaG
we don't really know

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Covid and the heart, in today's @NYTScience
https://t.co/Q8qcjsMAtN by @SmithDanaG with many good points

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@meganmorrone Yay congrats!!

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@n_vpatel @nytopinion Congratulations!

[Caitlyn Yaede (she/her) @caitlyn_yaede]

The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel –

I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours.

Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was under a shelter-in-place order on Monday afternoon after the school warned that an “armed, dangerous person” was on campus, saying that a suspect was still at large. https://t.co/ctbwOQPrnL

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

On 1 print page in today's @NYTScience, 2 good articles
—On the EG.5 variant
https://t.co/8gT3JrfqHk
—On delaying boosters until the new XBB.1.5 is available (should be in ~3 weeks)
https://t.co/0WY0wn1Isx
by @SmithDanaG w/ @trvrb @PaulSaxMD @boulware_dr @andrewpekosz

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

@Paleophile @TRyanGregory Everything I’ve heard suggests tests (rapid antigen and PCR) are still effective against the new variants

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Coverage of the EG.5 and FLip variants, @nytimes
https://t.co/WYX8KQ4mKM, excerpt below.
by @SmithDanaG w/@trvrb @andrewpekosz
“I’m generally very concerned about the overall rate of evolution for #SARSCoV2” —@trvrb

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

If you prefer scary news in audio format, I'm also on The Daily today talking about the dangers of extreme heat https://t.co/KG1EJkuNw1

[Dana Smith @SmithDanaG]

Growing up in hot, humid NC, I knew heat could be unpleasant, but I didn't understand how dangerous it actually was. Reporting this story about how heat kills (multi-system organ failure) was a real eye opener https://t.co/mO4kx2I3bP