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...
Yoko Ono invited visitors to her current MCA exhibit in Chicago to share notes about their mothers. I was amazed to see that so many people had expressed such complex feelings on the spot. Here are some of them.
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Yoko Ono invited visitors to her current MCA exhibit in Chicago to share notes about their mothers. I was amazed to see that so many people had expressed such complex feelings on the spot. Here are some of them.
I think Pam Bondi doesn’t wanna do it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I think Pam Bondi doesn’t wanna do it.
It hasn’t even been reclassified! That executive order has not manifested into policy yet.
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
It hasn’t even been reclassified! That executive order has not manifested into policy yet.
Not 10 minutes into the NYT opinion pod on cannabis regulation , I’m learning the US has…
“ended the criminalization of marijuana.”
As someone who reports on cannabis policy regularly, this is news to me!
“ended the criminalization of marijuana.”
As someone who reports on cannabis policy regularly, this is news to me!
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Not 10 minutes into the NYT opinion pod on cannabis regulation , I’m learning the US has…
“ended the criminalization of marijuana.”
As someone who reports on cannabis policy regularly, this is news to me!
“ended the criminalization of marijuana.”
As someone who reports on cannabis policy regularly, this is news to me!
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
Is Chicago considered one of the world’s top pastry cities? Feels like it should be?
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Is Chicago considered one of the world’s top pastry cities? Feels like it should be?
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For those who don’t know why Lady Gaga performing with Bad Bunny is significant. He’s actually a massive fan of her. He’s said her album literally helped him get through a difficult time in his life.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
For those who don’t know why Lady Gaga performing with Bad Bunny is significant. He’s actually a massive fan of her. He’s said her album literally helped him get through a difficult time in his life.
Idk what everyone else thought but that was mesmerizing
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Idk what everyone else thought but that was mesmerizing
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"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules
The thing is, social media doesn’t need to be considered medically addictive to be harmful. Groups like the American Psychological Association & the American Academy of Pediatrics are advocating for the term “problematic use” which the acknowledges harms while distinguishing from addiction.
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The thing is, social media doesn’t need to be considered medically addictive to be harmful. Groups like the American Psychological Association & the American Academy of Pediatrics are advocating for the term “problematic use” which the acknowledges harms while distinguishing from addiction.
Gambling disorder is the only behavioral (not substance) addiction listed in the DSM. Brain imagining studies have shown the brains of excessive social media users look similar to brains of people with gambling disorder. One of the authors, Ofir Turel, still hesitated to use the “addiction” label.
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Gambling disorder is the only behavioral (not substance) addiction listed in the DSM. Brain imagining studies have shown the brains of excessive social media users look similar to brains of people with gambling disorder. One of the authors, Ofir Turel, still hesitated to use the “addiction” label.
Whether the platforms are “bad” and whether they’re addictive are two different questions.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Whether the platforms are “bad” and whether they’re addictive are two different questions.
Addiction doesn’t just mean “compulsive use” when you’re talking in medical terms. It can mean lasting changes to the brain, physical withdrawal symptoms and, perhaps most importantly, continuing despite significant damage to multiple areas of life.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Addiction doesn’t just mean “compulsive use” when you’re talking in medical terms. It can mean lasting changes to the brain, physical withdrawal symptoms and, perhaps most importantly, continuing despite significant damage to multiple areas of life.
To many people, the obvious answer to the question of whether social media is addictive is yes. It’s clearly hard to put it down.
But when you to talk to addiction researchers, you get a different story.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
But when you to talk to addiction researchers, you get a different story.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Social media companies are being sued for harming their users’ mental health – but are the platforms addictive?
Experts say the term ‘addiction’ is be overused and, for social media use, could be difficult to prove
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
To many people, the obvious answer to the question of whether social media is addictive is yes. It’s clearly hard to put it down.
But when you to talk to addiction researchers, you get a different story.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
But when you to talk to addiction researchers, you get a different story.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Before he became HHS secretary in the US, RFK Jr. was undermining vaccine trust abroad, according to newly revealed emails. We'll likely never know how many children have lost their lives because of this man. Now he's bringing the carnage home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Before he became HHS secretary in the US, RFK Jr. was undermining vaccine trust abroad, according to newly revealed emails. We'll likely never know how many children have lost their lives because of this man. Now he's bringing the carnage home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Science News Agencies in science communication: an exploratory index for evaluating and enhancing public interest in mass-distributed press releases
Scientific press releases are reaching the public directly through press reproduction and institutional dissemination. Science News Agencies (SNAs) mediate this process, distributing texts to thousand...
jcom.sissa.it
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Controlling for race (construct) and structural racism (real) are different.
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Controlling for race (construct) and structural racism (real) are different.
If research on the impact of structural racism is inherently unscientific due to the lack of control groups, so is research on other forces with pervasive but uneven impact.
Air pollution, for example.
Researchers use many of the same techniques to study pollution and structural racism.
Air pollution, for example.
Researchers use many of the same techniques to study pollution and structural racism.
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
If research on the impact of structural racism is inherently unscientific due to the lack of control groups, so is research on other forces with pervasive but uneven impact.
Air pollution, for example.
Researchers use many of the same techniques to study pollution and structural racism.
Air pollution, for example.
Researchers use many of the same techniques to study pollution and structural racism.
When this autoplayed at first i was like hell no I’m not listening to this then I was like I probably should bc my job.
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
When this autoplayed at first i was like hell no I’m not listening to this then I was like I probably should bc my job.
As for the idea that there's no way to scientifically approach structural racism because it's impossible to create a true control—there are many alternative study designs for this very reason.
Bhatacharya surely knows this. But he assumes that Douthat, and his audience, don't.
Bhatacharya surely knows this. But he assumes that Douthat, and his audience, don't.
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
As for the idea that there's no way to scientifically approach structural racism because it's impossible to create a true control—there are many alternative study designs for this very reason.
Bhatacharya surely knows this. But he assumes that Douthat, and his audience, don't.
Bhatacharya surely knows this. But he assumes that Douthat, and his audience, don't.
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I wouldn't wish an hour-long podcast featuring Russ Douthat and Jay Bhattacharya on my worst enemy but let's simply say that Podcast Jay still appears more concerned about perceived slights for his COVID crackpottery than with protecting US biomedical science from a full-on Trump-and-RFK onslaught.
Opinion | A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I wouldn't wish an hour-long podcast featuring Russ Douthat and Jay Bhattacharya on my worst enemy but let's simply say that Podcast Jay still appears more concerned about perceived slights for his COVID crackpottery than with protecting US biomedical science from a full-on Trump-and-RFK onslaught.
For one thing, this is a huge oversimplification of DEI research & all it encompasses! There is this terrible feedback loop in our healthcare system—it treats marginalized folks worse, so they become suspicious and less likely to access care. Much of DEI research's mission is to break this loop.
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
For one thing, this is a huge oversimplification of DEI research & all it encompasses! There is this terrible feedback loop in our healthcare system—it treats marginalized folks worse, so they become suspicious and less likely to access care. Much of DEI research's mission is to break this loop.
In his effort to discredit DEI research, Bhatacharya argues studies linking structural racism to poor health outcomes are "not science" bc if structural racism is pervasive, researchers "couldn’t construct a control group." There are so many holes in this argument it's hard to know where to start.
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
In his effort to discredit DEI research, Bhatacharya argues studies linking structural racism to poor health outcomes are "not science" bc if structural racism is pervasive, researchers "couldn’t construct a control group." There are so many holes in this argument it's hard to know where to start.