Hannah Harris Green

3 days ago | theguardian.com | Hannah Harris Green

A New York bankruptcy judge approved a disclosure statement last week laying out Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan – despite an objection alleging the disclosure omits information about the US government’s plan to seize Purdue money that could be used to compensate prescription opioid victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act instead.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Hannah Harris Green

Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Guardian DesignGene Davis was in his 50s when he could no longer ignore the pain in his knee. He worked two jobs he loved in Stamford, Connecticut – he and his brothers were all firefighters, and they also ran a real estate business together. It meant a lot of walking up stairs. Finally, in July 2019, Davis got his knee replaced with an implant. At first, he was recovering fine. Then, the pain got worse.

1 month ago | ccf.georgetown.edu | Hannah Harris Green |Edwin Park |Adam Searing

As we have written about extensively on Say Ahhh!, Medicaid is facing large cuts in the budget reconciliation process with hundreds of billions of dollars on the chopping block. It’s unclear how policymakers will meet the hundreds of billions in cuts assigned to programs under the jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee but it is clear that Medicaid will face substantial cuts. Medicaid researchers have been busy estimating the economic and coverage impacts of various proposals.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Hannah Harris Green

A recently introduced bill, if it passes, would allow research on cannabis despite its schedule I status, which some experts say could help policymakers “craft effective” legislation in the future and potentially allow more clinical research on medical cannabis. Representatives Dina Titus and Ilhan Omar introduced the Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 (EBDPA) last week, which would radically ease research restrictions on cannabis and other schedule I substances.

2 months ago | slate.com | Hannah Harris Green

Medical Examiner Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Getting too stoned always has been—and always will be—an absolutely awful feeling. You reach that tipping point where your high turns from mellow to paranoid, and all of a sudden you’re stumbling uncontrollably down a rabbit hole of terrifying thoughts which all lead to the conclusion that the world is ending. Nobody likes how it feels.