Hanna Webster
@hannamwebster.bsky.social
health reporter @post-gazette.com covering opioids, cannabis, infectious disease & health equity / poet
BREAKING: Planned Parenthood's Greensburg location fully reopens after staffing shortages temporarily closed multiple Pittsburgh-area locations. Bridgeville and non-abortion in-person services DT still to reopen.
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Amid temporary closures, Planned Parenthood's Greensburg clinic fully reopens
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s Greensburg location is open again, according to an announcement on its website.
The health clinic, which...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
BREAKING: Planned Parenthood's Greensburg location fully reopens after staffing shortages temporarily closed multiple Pittsburgh-area locations. Bridgeville and non-abortion in-person services DT still to reopen.
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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In this @hannamwebster.bsky.social piece I’m quoted about a measles outbreak in Lancaster county Pennsylvania—Not surprising given that the virus is basically on the verge of becoming endemic again and the low rate of vaccination in that area www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Measles outbreak confirmed in Lancaster County
An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Lancaster County, about 250 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed via...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
In this @hannamwebster.bsky.social piece I’m quoted about a measles outbreak in Lancaster county Pennsylvania—Not surprising given that the virus is basically on the verge of becoming endemic again and the low rate of vaccination in that area www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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"We had just been told, via a prerecorded video of an unfamiliar woman in a gray suit, that the Post-Gazette would cease all operations May 3 due to mounting financial losses."
A haunting essay on the PG's demise by @thexylom.com alum @hannamwebster.bsky.social for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social:
A haunting essay on the PG's demise by @thexylom.com alum @hannamwebster.bsky.social for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social:
I built my career at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now it’s ending. - Poynter
A firsthand look at how an award-winning newsroom learned it was closing
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January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"We had just been told, via a prerecorded video of an unfamiliar woman in a gray suit, that the Post-Gazette would cease all operations May 3 due to mounting financial losses."
A haunting essay on the PG's demise by @thexylom.com alum @hannamwebster.bsky.social for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social:
A haunting essay on the PG's demise by @thexylom.com alum @hannamwebster.bsky.social for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social:
Thanks @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for publishing my essay on what it was like to hear the PG was closing 📰
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I built my career at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now it’s ending. - Poynter
A firsthand look at how an award-winning newsroom learned it was closing
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January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Thanks @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for publishing my essay on what it was like to hear the PG was closing 📰
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We're still reporting despite the PG news. I spent the past two months speaking to former clients & staff at a closed down methadone clinic to hear about the impact of its shuttering:
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‘Couldn’t find a more perfect clinic’: How former patients of a shuttered UPMC methadone center are faring
Jean pulled up to the Narcotic Addiction Treatment Program, a methadone clinic and behavioral health center in Wilkinsburg, about 6 a.m. Nov. 11. It was...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We're still reporting despite the PG news. I spent the past two months speaking to former clients & staff at a closed down methadone clinic to hear about the impact of its shuttering:
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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ICYMI from the weekend: What can we learn from whooping cough outbreaks in Pa. and now in W. Va.?
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What can we learn from West Virginia’s whooping cough outbreak?
Throughout her 15-year career as a pediatric hospitalist, Lisa Costello had never seen a case of pertussis.
That is, until this fall.
Pertussis, or whooping...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICYMI from the weekend: What can we learn from whooping cough outbreaks in Pa. and now in W. Va.?
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Was just informed the Post-Gazette is closing all operations May 3. It's been a privilege to be a part of such a talented team the past three years.
Will be looking for work in health reporting, journalism, science writing, etc. #journorequest I specialize in opioids, trans rights & health equity.
Will be looking for work in health reporting, journalism, science writing, etc. #journorequest I specialize in opioids, trans rights & health equity.
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Was just informed the Post-Gazette is closing all operations May 3. It's been a privilege to be a part of such a talented team the past three years.
Will be looking for work in health reporting, journalism, science writing, etc. #journorequest I specialize in opioids, trans rights & health equity.
Will be looking for work in health reporting, journalism, science writing, etc. #journorequest I specialize in opioids, trans rights & health equity.
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President Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
President Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
President Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Trump signed an executive order to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump signed an executive order to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.
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More UPMC news: A methadone advocacy group has started an open letter to UPMC officials urging them to find a suitable building for the now-closed methadone clinic in Wilkinsburg, leaving ~500 without treatment.
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Open letter to UPMC addresses closure of longtime methadone clinic in Wilkinsburg
Addiction medicine specialists, community members and advocates are pushing back against UPMC’s closure of its Wilkinsburg-based methadone clinic...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
More UPMC news: A methadone advocacy group has started an open letter to UPMC officials urging them to find a suitable building for the now-closed methadone clinic in Wilkinsburg, leaving ~500 without treatment.
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Here's the updated story on UPMC's fight over medical records of its gender care patients: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
DOJ asks to allow anonymous patient info regarding gender care at UPMC
In a fight to gather sensitive information about patients seeking gender services at UPMC, the Department of Justice asked a federal court Tuesday to narrow...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here's the updated story on UPMC's fight over medical records of its gender care patients: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
The PG site is having trouble updating, so I wanted to amend yesterday's story on UPMC's gender care fight:
DOJ filed a motion to tell the court it would be willing to accept anonymized patient info. Court has not yet responded, and lawyers for the families disagree with this.
DOJ filed a motion to tell the court it would be willing to accept anonymized patient info. Court has not yet responded, and lawyers for the families disagree with this.
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The PG site is having trouble updating, so I wanted to amend yesterday's story on UPMC's gender care fight:
DOJ filed a motion to tell the court it would be willing to accept anonymized patient info. Court has not yet responded, and lawyers for the families disagree with this.
DOJ filed a motion to tell the court it would be willing to accept anonymized patient info. Court has not yet responded, and lawyers for the families disagree with this.
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Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change www.post-gazette.com/news/health/... by @hannamwebster.bsky.social
Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change
Providers are reeling from a change last week by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change www.post-gazette.com/news/health/... by @hannamwebster.bsky.social
I have a new poem out in Sheila-Na-Gig's most recent issue. I wrote this a few years ago and happy to finally see it out in the world! sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
The Poets: Volume 10.2, Winter 2025
NEW: Click author’s NAME to jump to their section or SCROLL to read the issue in its entirety. WINTER 2025 CURATORBARABARA SABOL VENUS IN HEAT: CHARLES SHERMAN EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD WIN…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I have a new poem out in Sheila-Na-Gig's most recent issue. I wrote this a few years ago and happy to finally see it out in the world! sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
As someone with hearing loss, this is very cool! Pitt audiologists have made a hearing aid dashboard to help consumers navigate through the OTC aids on the market. And, it's non-industry sponsored: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Pitt audiologists launch unique hearing aid dashboard
When hearing aids became available over the counter in late 2022 following Food and Drug Administration approval, millions of Americans were given the...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As someone with hearing loss, this is very cool! Pitt audiologists have made a hearing aid dashboard to help consumers navigate through the OTC aids on the market. And, it's non-industry sponsored: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
UPMC is closing its outpatient methadone program by Nov. 28, as it was unable to find an alternate location after the building's landlord refused to renew the lease. More on the impact here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
UPMC to close methadone treatment clinic in Wilkinsburg
UPMC’s outpatient methadone clinic in Wilkinsburg is closing at the end of the month, as the lease for the site has not been renewed.
The Narcotic...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
UPMC is closing its outpatient methadone program by Nov. 28, as it was unable to find an alternate location after the building's landlord refused to renew the lease. More on the impact here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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In this @hannamwebster.bsky.social piece I’m quoted (from a recent lecture I gave) regarding vaccine policy and infectious disease preparedness. It’s not good and the US is not well prepared nor resilient to these threats www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Top health figures meet in Allegheny County for vaccine conference
‘Right now in 2025, if we had a rubella outbreak, we wouldn’t be able to handle it how they did in the ‘60s prior to the rubella vaccine. It would be a worldwide emergency.’
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November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In this @hannamwebster.bsky.social piece I’m quoted (from a recent lecture I gave) regarding vaccine policy and infectious disease preparedness. It’s not good and the US is not well prepared nor resilient to these threats www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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I wrote about how bereaved parents are using AI to resurrect their kids lost to fentanyl.
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Digital footprints: Employing AI, parents are resurrecting children lost to fentanyl
The Facebook video depicted a girl with dyed blonde hair, lounging on a plush outside patio in gray sweatpants. Her legs were crossed, and she faced the...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I wrote about how bereaved parents are using AI to resurrect their kids lost to fentanyl.
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
I wrote about how bereaved parents are using AI to resurrect their kids lost to fentanyl.
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Digital footprints: Employing AI, parents are resurrecting children lost to fentanyl
The Facebook video depicted a girl with dyed blonde hair, lounging on a plush outside patio in gray sweatpants. Her legs were crossed, and she faced the...
www.post-gazette.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I wrote about how bereaved parents are using AI to resurrect their kids lost to fentanyl.
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Many say it's helped them heal. Others say it's "kind of like an addiction."
More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
A 14-state Governors Public Health Alliance forms in response to a break from scientific consensus at the federal level — Pa. is not one of the states. More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Newly formed Governors Public Health Alliance is 15 strong, but doesn't include Pa.
A newly formed, multistate coalition represents the largest coordinated pushback to federal public health guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A 14-state Governors Public Health Alliance forms in response to a break from scientific consensus at the federal level — Pa. is not one of the states. More here: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
It’s time to start listening to Mitski again
October 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It’s time to start listening to Mitski again
Have you heard a lot about detoxing online? I looked into "detox" products and their claims: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
'They're a scam': Experts counter the detox wellness trend
With two-thirds of American adults taking supplements regularly, and more getting their news and health information online, it can be tricky to know what’s...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Have you heard a lot about detoxing online? I looked into "detox" products and their claims: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
COVID-19 cases are again creeping up in Allegheny County, after the region hit a low point mid-June. Here's what to know: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
COVID-19 cases creep up amid vaccination rollout
Just as health officials announced a dizzying rollout of updated COVID-19 shots, cases and hospitalizations of the virus seem to be ticking up again.
It’s...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
COVID-19 cases are again creeping up in Allegheny County, after the region hit a low point mid-June. Here's what to know: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
On Friday, I went to Harrisburg to hear directly from parents who have lost children to fentanyl — and what they think is the best way forward to end the crisis. TL;DR: They don't always agree. www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
'I felt I was being taught how to feel': Bereaved parents are divided in how to tackle fentanyl
A Harrisburg event leading up to Overdose Awareness Day highlights differences in how to fight the highly potent drug.
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August 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On Friday, I went to Harrisburg to hear directly from parents who have lost children to fentanyl — and what they think is the best way forward to end the crisis. TL;DR: They don't always agree. www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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CDC website has been updated…
(Deb Houry, the CDC's chief medical officer, resigned yesterday, meaning that the agency's top two leadership posts are now vacant)
(Deb Houry, the CDC's chief medical officer, resigned yesterday, meaning that the agency's top two leadership posts are now vacant)
August 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
CDC website has been updated…
(Deb Houry, the CDC's chief medical officer, resigned yesterday, meaning that the agency's top two leadership posts are now vacant)
(Deb Houry, the CDC's chief medical officer, resigned yesterday, meaning that the agency's top two leadership posts are now vacant)