Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist

A broken bone and Napolean Dynamite

Welp, neighbors.

Oct 18 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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September 2025

Neighbor Tuesday: UNGA edition

When RFK Jr. walked by.

Sep 30 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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They're About to Vote on Your Kids' Vaccines

MMRV, hepatitis B birth dose, COVID vaccines—will you still have access to them?

Published on Unbiased Science • Sep 16

Neighbor Tuesday: Grandparent edition

If you’ve read my book, you know that I LOVED my Grandparents.

Sep 9 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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Neighbor Tuesday: Why the CDC is at a crossroads

This is an SOS.

Sep 2 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

52

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Summer 2025 recap

The unspectacular spectacular

Sep 1 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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August 2025

Neighbor Friday: Solidarity with our CDC neighbors

It’s been a rough few weeks for our CDC neighbors.

Aug 29 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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A 'thank you' over the desert - and, coming back from summer!

I am flying somewhere over the Sahara desert right now on my way to Tanzania.

Aug 18 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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June 2025

Summer plans

Hi neighbors!

Jun 3 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

34

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May 2025

Be relentlessly intentional towards joy

How to fight against the bad guys.

May 25 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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Neighbor Tuesday: Additional NIH cuts, NIH subaward changes, impact to global health, and unconscionable actions

The changes to NIH, foreign aid, USAID, and funding freezes and the impact of all of that is beyond devastating.

May 20 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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An 11-year-old's $5

How neighboring turns all-we-have into abundance.

May 17 • 

Dr. Emily Smith

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