Washington Post reporter covering the Food and Drug Administration. Reach me securely on Signal: RachelRoubein.28https://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mhnoht3iqk2jThe White House faces complicated political dynamics as it searches for a CDC director. About a half dozen are under consideration, including Mississippi's health director, a former KY governor & a cardiologist. With @lenasun.bsky.social & @ddiamond.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/lenasun.bsky.social/post/3mhniup6nx22l [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnoht3iqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mgrxqk75522zNews: Some members of a key federal vaccine panel had been seeking to potentially stop recommending mRNA covid-19 shots. That plan is no longer moving forward. With @lenasun.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/lenasun.bsky.social/post/3mgrtb5ynsc2o [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxqk75522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mfrhgudp5k2wAhead of the midterms, RFK Jr. is messaging on food & drug pricing, and downplaying vaccines, as some Republicans warn vaccines could be a liability. This comes as influential MAHA leaders want to spend big for GOP. Tony Lyons wants to raise $100M. w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/26/rfk-maha-vaccines-midterms/26 Feb 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrhgudp5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mfauz3ovc22fTrump's order to promote a widely used weedkiller sparked swift & fierce backlash from some MAHA supporters With @laurenweberhp.bsky.social http://washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/19/glyphosate-executive-order-maha-backlash/20 Feb 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfauz3ovc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3me6y5rnptc24We are absolutely heartbroken by the loss of two-thirds of our Washington Post health team. Editors, please hire these wonderful journalists. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6y5rnptc24https://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mb7lm4fw4c2a “Bobby has asked for the following changes,” top Kennedy aide emailed HHS officials. Email reveals his previously undisclosed role in seeking vaccine policy changes in a highly unusual way, per experts/former/current officials. W/ @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social wapo.st/48YSPC1 https://wapo.st/48YSPC130 Dec 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7lm4fw4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m7ddxv3hns27More from our story on FDA: —Officials have held meetings at the WH this week to discuss turmoil at agency —Prasad’s vaccine email wasn’t cleared with HHS or RFK Jr. with @ddiamond.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ddiamond.bsky.social/post/3m7bfmftq3c2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ddxv3hns27https://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m7bheqbmhk2hAhead of Thanksgiving, Trump health officials thought they’d tamped down on the turmoil at the FDA. But in the last week, the turnover & public concern over the direction of the agency has only grown. Our latest w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ddiamond.bsky.social/post/3m7bfmftq3c2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bheqbmhk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m6qogduurs2wThe FDA's top vaccine regulator laid out a stricter approach for federal vaccine approvals in an internal email. More on the changes and what this could mean with @ddiamond.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ddiamond.bsky.social/post/3m6qmuepsp22r [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2025 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qogduurs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m63jyct5qs2oRFK Jr.'s campaign against artificial colors has sent the food industry scrambling. Inside one lab where scientists are inventing food dyes of the future ⬇ & photos by Andrew Spear https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/20/natural-food-dyes-research/20 Nov 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63jyct5qs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m5ere4dqkk2mNew from this a.m.: ByHeart recalls all baby formula amid botulism outbreak. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/11/byheart-total-recall-botulism-outbreak/11 Nov 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ere4dqkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3m3aqdjyfic2tA new WaPo-KFF poll found bipartisan support among American parents for much of RFK Jr.'s concerns about the food supply. But support for his MAHA movement skews along partisan lines. w/ @sfcpoll.bsky.social & Paige Winfield Cunningham https://bsky.app/profile/sfcpoll.bsky.social/post/3m3a7mdip4k27 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aqdjyfic2t