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Rachel Roubein

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@washingtonpost health reporter focused on the Food and Drug Administration. Reach me on Signal: RachelRoubein.28

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FDA travels to Mexico in wake of outbreak

Inspections to begin on facilities linked to cyclospora illnesses

View Front PageWashington Post • AUG 15, 2026

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Behind-the-scenes of nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak

Public health workers are relying on word of mouth to fight a situation they expect will only get worse

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Washington Post•SEP 5, 2026
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An eye on major Medicare expansion

Democrats will focus on health policy if they take the House

With:Jarrell Dillard
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Washington Post•SEP 4, 2026
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FDA travels to Mexico in wake of outbreak

Inspections to begin on facilities linked to cyclospora illnesses

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Washington Post•AUG 15, 2026•Lead Story
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Vaccines order in works despite midterm risks

With:Dan Diamond
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Washington Post•AUG 7, 2026
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CDC reports leap in cases

EXPANDS OUTBREAK TO 15 STATES

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Washington Post•AUG 5, 2026
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In Iowa, candidate did the unthinkable: Attack agriculture

Republican pulled off upset in governor’s race after criticizing pesticides

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Washington Post•JUN 9, 2026
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FDA head resigns amid turmoil

Leadership team is likely to undergo a broader overhaul in coming days

With:Dan Diamond
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Washington Post•MAY 13, 2026
Highlights internal administration instability by focusing on a high-profile agency departure and expected broader overhauls.
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FDA leader marked for ouster in shake-up

Agency has seen a wave of senior-staff departures and faced rising scrutiny

With:Dan Diamond
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Washington Post•MAY 9, 2026
Reports on expected administrative turnover at a major federal health agency following internal turmoil.
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New focus on abortion gives a political opening

Amid legal threat to mifepristone, Democrats see an opportunity

With:Praveena Somasundaram
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Washington Post•MAY 6, 2026
Analyses domestic political strategy, noting how Democrats are capitalising on legal threats to abortion medication to galvanise voters.
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SNAP users face maze of new restrictions

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Washington Post•APR 20, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the policy update through the lens of user experience and administrative friction, emphasising confusion and difficulty for low-income individuals rather than the stated health objectives.
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Kennedy defends agenda, spars with Democrats

Lawmakers challenge health secretary on vaccines, budget cuts

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Washington Post•APR 17, 2026
Frames a congressional hearing as a tense partisan clash over the administration's public health policies and budget priorities.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Rachel Roubein in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.