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/3mkzu2lmq2c2kA plea to Joe Rogan. An appeal to Trump: How Republicans came to embrace psychedelics Veterans and high-ranking officials, like RFK Jr., have pushed the issue. Policy proposals had been sketched out months before Trump sought to elevate the issue https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/04/trump-psychedelics-republicans-mental-health/04 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzu2lmq2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mkqdzlbz7c2vCasey Means blamed senators for blocking her nomination, calling it an "act of aggression" against MAHA. Saphier has been openly critical of some of Kennedy's moves on vaccines and Tylenol announcement. @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/laurenweberhp.bsky.social/post/3mkqcpg7h7223 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqdzlbz7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mjwq7a3hns2kKitKat, Gatorade or granola bars? Pushed by RFK Jr., what’s banned under new food stamp rules has been mixed, leading to maze of new restrictions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/20/candy-soda-ban-food-stamps-snap-maha/20 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwq7a3hns2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mjmfuw2als2zRFK Jr. begins a seven hearing blitz on Capitol Hill this morning. Here’s what we’re watching with updates throughout the day. With @laurenweberhp.bsky.social https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/16/rfk-hearing-budget/16 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmfuw2als2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelroubein.bsky.social/post/3mjk3jihn4222FDA weighs lifting peptide restrictions amid wellness craze and push from RFK Jr. The agency had previously restricted some peptides due to safety concerns. With @laurenweberhp.bsky.social https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/15/peptides-fda-compounding/15 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:yno7e3fazbza26ewfbwgc3c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk3jihn4222https://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/3m6qogduurs2w