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Rhian Lubin

@rhilubin.bsky.social
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Senior US reporter & features writer @the-independent.com covering news, politics & real-life stories in America. I am particularly interested in stories about the health insurance industry. Based in NY.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 19/02/2026
IN FOCUS | Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
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Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain
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Rhian Lubin @rhilubin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Making my BlueSky debut... This week I spoke to cancer patients and oncologists for this feature on the exasperating experience of dealing with health insurance red tape, often in life-or-death situations. Please read 💙 @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Exasperated cancer patients on fighting health insurance red tape — for their lives
EXCLUSIVE: Cancer patients, oncologists and advocates tell Rhian Lubin why the US health insurance system needs urgent reform, and is risking the lives of Americans fighting the disease
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