Emily Schmall

Chicago

Chicago Bureau Chief at Reuters

@nytimes Well reporter in Chicago, formerly in New Delhi, after stints in many other interesting places. Bossed by a baby.

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Articles

Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country

3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | P.J. Huffstutter |Emily Schmall

By P.J. HuffstutterRAINELLE, W.V. (Reuters) -The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates’ butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates’ butter contract, due to the federal government’s funding cuts. The next day, President Donald Trump signed a declaration celebrating National Agriculture Day, praising farmers and food makers like Yates.
TikTok ha cambiado nuestra forma de hablar de salud

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Dani Blum |Emily Schmall |Katie Mogg
Ni abstemio, ni ebrio: ¿qué significa estar 'casi sobrio'?

Jan 21, 2025 | infobae.com | Emily Schmall

Alcoholic BeveragesAddiction (Psychology)Alcohol AbuseAlcoholics AnonymousCancerEn un intento de llegar a más personas, los expertos han adoptado este enfoque. Aseguran que es mejor reducir al menos un poco el consumo de alcohol, que no hacerlo en absoluto. Un día del año pasado, Christine Mosley se despertó con el tipo de resaca que inspira a la autoevaluación. Ese día decidió que no volvería a beber nunca más. Pocos días después, Mosley, de 31 años, se encontró con un cóctel en la mano.
Tired? Here’s how to know if you are sleep-deprived

Jan 20, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Emily Schmall

NEW YORK – For many adults in the United States, sleep deprivation is a problem that can affect both physical and mental health. Research suggests that chronic poor sleep raises your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and metabolic issues, and can make you more prone to infections. Some long-term studies have also linked a lack of sleep to depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders.
¿qué significa estar 'casi sobrio'?

Jan 19, 2025 | nytimes.com | Emily Schmall
TikTok Changed How We Talk About Health

Jan 18, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Dani Blum |Emily Schmall |Katie Mogg

Share Some of the posts are raw. Some are insightful, others wildly elaborate. Some are just plain wrong.TikTok, which may soon be banned in the United States, has changed American culture in many ways. But its impact on how we talk about health stands out. In tens of millions of videos, users have opened up about their health and how they take care of themselves in big and small ways. They have touted “Oatzempic” for weight loss and extolled the (supposed) benefits of beef tallow face masks.
TikTok Changed How We Talk About Health

Jan 17, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dani Blum |Emily Schmall |Katie Mogg
What it Means to Be 'Soberish'

Jan 15, 2025 | nytimes.com | Emily Schmall
Plastic | Life is plastic - Telegraph India

Jan 14, 2025 | telegraphindia.com | Emily Schmall

That they are all over our homes, there is no denying. But are black plastic items a health hazard? Emily Schmall Published 15.01.25, 07:37 AM istock.com/nataliia mysak Recent headlines have urged people to immediately throw out any black plastic items lying around their homes, warning that they could contain toxic chemicals. A study published in October 2024 in the journal Chemosphere spurred many of these reports.
Wildfires can leave lasting psychological scars

Jan 9, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Emily Schmall |Katie Mogg

Survivors of wildfires like those burning across Los Angeles can experience mental health issues long after a blaze is out. Jane Brown watched on television Tuesday night as a large condominium complex in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles went up in flames. It was her 92-year-old mother’s home. By Wednesday morning, Brown, 63, saw that the building was “completely just not there at all”.