Hannah Harris Green
@whatsitlike.me
Investigative health journalist for @theguardian.com and more.
MS Epidemiology student at Northwestern University.
ex-marketplace, ex-spotify.
chicago now 🌭 missing LA 🍵
#ADHD 🇵🇭🕎🏳️🌈
MS Epidemiology student at Northwestern University.
ex-marketplace, ex-spotify.
chicago now 🌭 missing LA 🍵
#ADHD 🇵🇭🕎🏳️🌈
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Hannah Harris Green
@whatsitlike.me
· Oct 20
How Chicago succeeded in reducing drug overdose deaths
The city has adopted a ‘multifactorial approach to a multifactorial problem’ and has seen a 37% reduction in deaths since the national peak of the crisis
www.theguardian.com
In much of the country, there is no way to identify overdose spikes in real time, or even tell what contaminants in the drug supply might be killing people. Chicago is doing things differently. Part of my investigation series on overdose in America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If Mitch McConnell’s hemp ban goes into effect next November as planned, cannabis seeds will be rendered illegal based on the plants they output.
But experts say this is illogical, as the same seeds can produce very different THC concentrations etc.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But experts say this is illogical, as the same seeds can produce very different THC concentrations etc.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn
Part of the shutdown deal, the ban could kill the cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If Mitch McConnell’s hemp ban goes into effect next November as planned, cannabis seeds will be rendered illegal based on the plants they output.
But experts say this is illogical, as the same seeds can produce very different THC concentrations etc.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But experts say this is illogical, as the same seeds can produce very different THC concentrations etc.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Important info on #NIH here. The institute directors are the top officials at NIH below the director, and they control each institute’s budget.
This post 👇 describes the real gold standard scientific hiring process used at NIH pre-Trump. 🧪
This post 👇 describes the real gold standard scientific hiring process used at NIH pre-Trump. 🧪
NIH has for decades used a rigorous recruitment process to hire its top scientists, the institute directors.
The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance.
This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.
The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance.
This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.
Demand that NIH Maintain the Scientific Credibility of its Institute Directors
The institute directors at NIH are top scientific leaders who in principle can redirect grant money as they please. The Trump NIH must not install new directors without a real hiring process.
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Important info on #NIH here. The institute directors are the top officials at NIH below the director, and they control each institute’s budget.
This post 👇 describes the real gold standard scientific hiring process used at NIH pre-Trump. 🧪
This post 👇 describes the real gold standard scientific hiring process used at NIH pre-Trump. 🧪
What will the forthcoming ban on hemp actually mean for those who have gotten used to buying CBD products and THC drinks easily? Will those products really be unavailable? Will prices go up? Read my latest to find out.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
What to know when the ban on most US hemp products goes into effect
Ban set to be enforced in November 2026 will change pricing, availability and composition of products
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What will the forthcoming ban on hemp actually mean for those who have gotten used to buying CBD products and THC drinks easily? Will those products really be unavailable? Will prices go up? Read my latest to find out.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Nalaxone is a temporary fix , not intended to be used as the sole solution to a complex problem.🧪
Overdose deaths are decreasing nationwide, but a deeper look into the data reveals disquieting abnormalities. Read how @whatsitlike.me, MS in Epidemiology student and veteran reporter, set out to get a clear picture of what's happening on the ground.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
What the Experts are Missing: On the Frontier of Data Journalism and Epidemiology
MS Epidemiology student and health reporter Hannah Harris Green partners with Matt Kiefer to untangle the nation's opioid trends.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nalaxone is a temporary fix , not intended to be used as the sole solution to a complex problem.🧪
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
Overdose deaths are decreasing nationwide, but a deeper look into the data reveals disquieting abnormalities. Read how @whatsitlike.me, MS in Epidemiology student and veteran reporter, set out to get a clear picture of what's happening on the ground.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
What the Experts are Missing: On the Frontier of Data Journalism and Epidemiology
MS Epidemiology student and health reporter Hannah Harris Green partners with Matt Kiefer to untangle the nation's opioid trends.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Overdose deaths are decreasing nationwide, but a deeper look into the data reveals disquieting abnormalities. Read how @whatsitlike.me, MS in Epidemiology student and veteran reporter, set out to get a clear picture of what's happening on the ground.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...
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#PPOD: NASA's Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. 🧪 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#PPOD: NASA's Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. 🧪 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Remember when. Dr. Sen. Bill Cassidy obtained a promise from RFK Jr. not to remove CDC language about vaccines not causing autism?
What If the Most Dangerous Man in the Administration Isn’t Donald Trump?
The U.S. government is now pushing misinformation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Remember when. Dr. Sen. Bill Cassidy obtained a promise from RFK Jr. not to remove CDC language about vaccines not causing autism?
I am a bisexual epidemiology student at Northwestern, so I'm making a little thread today...
(International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM?! long name)
...about the epidemiology of bisexuality.
I fear it's not going to be particularly inspiring.
(International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM?! long name)
...about the epidemiology of bisexuality.
I fear it's not going to be particularly inspiring.
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I am a bisexual epidemiology student at Northwestern, so I'm making a little thread today...
(International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM?! long name)
...about the epidemiology of bisexuality.
I fear it's not going to be particularly inspiring.
(International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM?! long name)
...about the epidemiology of bisexuality.
I fear it's not going to be particularly inspiring.
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Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Anyone else remember when Larry Summer said women have a lower threshold for mathematical intelligence than men?
Years before he was selected to join the Obama administration.
While he was president at Harvard.
The blanket statements men make about women predict how they treat individuals.
Years before he was selected to join the Obama administration.
While he was president at Harvard.
The blanket statements men make about women predict how they treat individuals.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Anyone else remember when Larry Summer said women have a lower threshold for mathematical intelligence than men?
Years before he was selected to join the Obama administration.
While he was president at Harvard.
The blanket statements men make about women predict how they treat individuals.
Years before he was selected to join the Obama administration.
While he was president at Harvard.
The blanket statements men make about women predict how they treat individuals.
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
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And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
😲 CONFIRMED: “an Avelo ICE flight declared an emergency when the cabin lost pressure, according to air traffic control transmissions. The plane made a rapid descent and landed safely. Of 88 people on board, six were injured…”
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
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“budget cuts have stopped or delayed millions of $s in Alzheimer’s research…
’Research is not like bldg a bldg or painting a wall where u can start &then stop for a few yrs &then go back &resume what u were doing. It's much more like feeding a baby… if u stop…for a few weeks, it's irrecoverable’.”🧪🛟
’Research is not like bldg a bldg or painting a wall where u can start &then stop for a few yrs &then go back &resume what u were doing. It's much more like feeding a baby… if u stop…for a few weeks, it's irrecoverable’.”🧪🛟
“what happens when treatment is started even before Alzheimer's symptoms are evident: ‘If u look at the ppl who are treated in these trials, …the earlier stage u go, the better off they do. Some of them actually have been stable. And so, what this suggests is that timing is critically important’.”🧪
🧪A clinical trial for Alzheimer's has shown that removal of amyloid plaques in early stage of the disease slows cognitive decline; in particular, a 30% improvement. However, it doesn't stop dementia, it slows it down.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“budget cuts have stopped or delayed millions of $s in Alzheimer’s research…
’Research is not like bldg a bldg or painting a wall where u can start &then stop for a few yrs &then go back &resume what u were doing. It's much more like feeding a baby… if u stop…for a few weeks, it's irrecoverable’.”🧪🛟
’Research is not like bldg a bldg or painting a wall where u can start &then stop for a few yrs &then go back &resume what u were doing. It's much more like feeding a baby… if u stop…for a few weeks, it's irrecoverable’.”🧪🛟
Private equity and big tech have monopolized industries, including healthcare, with impunity over the last decade. Democrats have generally stood by and let it happen. By appointing Lina Khan, Mamdani is signalling a new direction for his party. My latest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Private equity and big tech have monopolized industries, including healthcare, with impunity over the last decade. Democrats have generally stood by and let it happen. By appointing Lina Khan, Mamdani is signalling a new direction for his party. My latest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
🧪 ADHD isn’t just a childhood condition. Our major review pulls together genetics, neuroimaging, comorbidities, and treatment data to map what adult ADHD actually looks like : onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: evidence base, uncertainties and controversies
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🧪 ADHD isn’t just a childhood condition. Our major review pulls together genetics, neuroimaging, comorbidities, and treatment data to map what adult ADHD actually looks like : onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought, according to a feature in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪
The mind-bending power of placebo - Nature Medicine
Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought.
go.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought, according to a feature in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪
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I worked w SSI/Medicaid for over 20 yrs. Not 1 “”illegal immigrant” received benefits. I didn’t even see one application. Saw US citizens trying to cheat the system. And they were caught. Btw - a majority were white.
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I worked w SSI/Medicaid for over 20 yrs. Not 1 “”illegal immigrant” received benefits. I didn’t even see one application. Saw US citizens trying to cheat the system. And they were caught. Btw - a majority were white.
At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.
Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown
Kentucky trio oppose provision restricting hemp-derived products, with House to vote on Wednesday on funding bill
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
Pretty good aurora visible from our back porch in Chicago!
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Pretty good aurora visible from our back porch in Chicago!
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Medicaid chief’s claim $1 billion is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... by @whatsitlike.me @theguardian.com
#Medicaid #CMS #healthcare #immigration
#Medicaid #CMS #healthcare #immigration
Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts
Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Medicaid chief’s claim $1 billion is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... by @whatsitlike.me @theguardian.com
#Medicaid #CMS #healthcare #immigration
#Medicaid #CMS #healthcare #immigration
Last week, Medicaid admin Dr. Oz posted on X, claiming that CMS audits found $1 billion of taxpayer money went to Medicaid for “illegal
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts
Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Last week, Medicaid admin Dr. Oz posted on X, claiming that CMS audits found $1 billion of taxpayer money went to Medicaid for “illegal
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
A low-intensity ultrasound treatment clears neurotoxic debris from the brains of mice with induced bleeding that resembles a haemorrhagic stroke, according to a study in Nature Biotechnology. go.nature.com/3JETmiH #medsky #Alzsky 🧪
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A low-intensity ultrasound treatment clears neurotoxic debris from the brains of mice with induced bleeding that resembles a haemorrhagic stroke, according to a study in Nature Biotechnology. go.nature.com/3JETmiH #medsky #Alzsky 🧪
Reposted by Hannah Harris Green
At the Housing First & #HarmReduction Conference in Lisbon, our ED Anton Basenko made it clear: We’ve survived enough. It’s time to lead.
People who use drugs are shaping the future of #DrugPolicy — loud, proud and powerful.
📸 Check out the photos from the conference.
People who use drugs are shaping the future of #DrugPolicy — loud, proud and powerful.
📸 Check out the photos from the conference.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
At the Housing First & #HarmReduction Conference in Lisbon, our ED Anton Basenko made it clear: We’ve survived enough. It’s time to lead.
People who use drugs are shaping the future of #DrugPolicy — loud, proud and powerful.
📸 Check out the photos from the conference.
People who use drugs are shaping the future of #DrugPolicy — loud, proud and powerful.
📸 Check out the photos from the conference.
Gender markers on passports only became a thing in the US in the 1970s. What good have they done us?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US supreme court lets Trump block passport sex markers for trans and non-binary people
Decision by high court’s conservative majority is Trump administration’s latest win on emergency docket
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gender markers on passports only became a thing in the US in the 1970s. What good have they done us?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...