Anna North

Why are American kids getting sicker? What MAHA gets wrong about kids’ health.

Chronic illness really is rising in American kids, researchers say. But here’s what MAHA and the Trump administration are getting wrong about that trend and how to fight it

Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders? Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

Wrote about the massive disconnect between Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment on Israel, and why despite a huge swing toward support for Palestinians among voters over the last 10 years, party leaders have resisted changing their stance: www.vox.com/politics/421...

The Human Toll The US is undergoing rapid social, economic, and policy change. If you've been impacted, we want to hear your story! To participate, visit: https://tinyurl.com/thehumantoll Study sponsored under University of Wisconsin-Madison IRB Protocol #2025-1096. PI: Dr. Jessica Calarco Participants must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the US [image of a person with their face in their hands]

How have you been impacted by the changes we've seen under the current administration? What would you want to say to those in charge?

I'm launching a new research initiative to collect and share anonymous stories of the human toll. And I'd be very grateful for your help.

tinyurl.com/thehumantoll

Bog Queen by Anna North The discovery of a woman’s body in an English bog kicks off the piercing latest from North (Outlawed). It’s 2018 and American fo...

BOG QUEEN got a starred review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! This was really gratifying to read; I felt like the reviewer really got the book

Thanks so much! Sounds like a very cool class!

What beauty companies are selling to kids We need to take tweens’ skincare obsession seriously.

For this week’s nl I talked to the great Jessica Defino about going beyond the “Sephora tweets” panic to think critically about kids and skincare

Thank you so much!

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Love SALTCROP, adding A
MOUTHFUL OF DUST to my list!! Thank you @pazsays.bsky.social 💚

Aw thank you to you both and hi! I am indeed on here but need to be better about checking!

Thank you, also this thread is FULL of gems!

Thanks again for talking with me for this!

Parents can’t control when their daughters start getting their periods…can they? Girls are getting their periods earlier. Parents are trying to take control.

As both a mom & a reproductive endocrinologist, I know that first periods can mean a lot – not just as a significant life event, but as a sign of someone’s potential long-term health risk. In a new article for @vox.com with @annanorth.bsky.social, I discuss this & more: www.vox.com/life/416492/...

Thank you all SO MUCH for your support. Our incredible Bargaining Committee worked into the night for us and reached a Tentative Agreement at around 5am! 🙏💪🥳🎉

As of now there will be NO STRIKE! Please continue enjoying all our work, knowing you all helped us get here! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u

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8 days left in our contract and we’re still hard at work bargaining to get a fair contract from Vox Media and make sure our union members are taken care of!

The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.

Do kids need a best friend? Teens face a lot of pressure around the idea of best-friendship.

For this week’s nl, teens talked to me about the pressure to have a best friend (and for that friendship to look a certain way)

The fertility conversation we’re not having Our economy isn’t built for the biological clock. But it can be.

Read @rachelmcohen.bsky.social on how education and career paths in the US make it hard to have kids, and how things could be different

Thanks so much ❤️❤️

Thanks so much!

This is the future kids want From space exploration to taxidermy, here’s what Gen Alpha kids want to do when they grow up.

Thanks so much to the kids who talked to me about their hopes and dreams for this week’s nl!

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EPISODE #229: The Permanent Birth Control Option Doctors Rarely Mention Anna North spent years reporting on reproductive health — so she was surprised when her doctor suggested a birth control method she’d never heard of. Hear why she chose to end her potential for having...

And here’s another link to the podcast if you don’t use Apple Podcasts

The cancer-reducing birth control method you might not have heard of Salpingectomies, explained.

Here’s the Vox story we discussed

I was on one of my favorite podcasts, @longestshortest.bsky.social, talking about my experience getting a salpingectomy!

“The Sunshine Assistant,” by Anna North. When the sun dies, taking almost all life on earth with it, a young lab tech must step in to save humanity.

Your fake book on this is the weather right now plus your first job

A lot of this def resonated with me too!

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Also thank you so much to the Scholastic Kid Reporters who talked to me — and to their peers — for this!