Rachel Roubein
@rachel_roubein
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@washingtonpost health reporter focused on the Food and Drug Administration. Tell me all: [email protected].
Joined July 2010
RT @ddiamond: RFK Jr's nomination heads to the Senate floor after Bill Cassidy decides to vote for him in last-minute announcement Kennedy…
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RT @ddiamond: A look at the big decision facing Cassidy — already endangered politically for voting to impeach Trump, alienating GOP power-…
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RT @ddiamond: Trump has spoken about last month's dinner, saying attendees discussed drug pricing, vaccines and other topics. @michaelsch…
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McConnell has a warm relationship with Bill Gates, whose nonprofit has poured substantial $$ into efforts to end polio globally. When Gates visits Capitol Hill, he has frequently stopped by McConnell’s office. “They have a closer relationship than people know,” per a former aide
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RT @lizcgoodwin: McConnell's bout with childhood polio was a "defining" experience of his life that likely affects how he is handling the R…
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Second protestor escorted out of hearing for RFK Jr. to serve as the head of the nation’s health department. He’s expected to face tough questions on vaccines, abortion and agriculture.
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RT @ddiamond: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts, updates to…
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RT @ddiamond: Medicare announced it wants to negotiate the prices of Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs that cost the government billions of d…
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USDA says Boar’s Head listeria outbreak in part caused by sanitation failures — and acknowledged the agency's need to "enhance" its own approach to prevent future outbreaks. w/ @JoeHeim
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RT @DanEggenWPost: How Donald Trump broke the ice between RFK Jr. and drug company CEOs. The meeting came as health secretary pick Robert F…
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RT @ddiamond: Democrats have privately offered Republicans a deal to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, per five people f…
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RT @ddiamond: Disease outbreaks are inevitable. But Trump’s new health team — led by RFK Jr — has scant infectious-disease expertise and m…
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RT @ddiamond: Our story breaking down a busy Friday night, as Trump taps a trio of doctors for big jobs. FDA's Makary and CDC's Weldon: tw…
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RT @ddiamond: RFK Jr has supported abortion, attacked Big Pharma and wants to change farming — all stances that clash with Republican donor…
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RT @DavidOvalle305: In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power w/ @rachel_roubein @ByDanielGil…
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RT @LaurenWeberHP: Trump proudly has served McDonald’s at the White House while RFK Jr. called the Big Macs on Trump’s campaign plane “pois…
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RT @michaelscherer: 8 years ago Trump made "school meals great again" by repealing regulations that required healthy food. Now RFK Jr. is p…
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RT @ddiamond: RFK is positioning for control of public health agencies, perhaps as a White House czar. He's raising questions about vaccine…
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RT @bylenasun: NEW: Biden administration proposes free over-the-counter birth control. @rachel_roubein @Carolynyjohnson
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