Rhian Lubin
@rhilubin.bsky.social
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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IN FOCUS | Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
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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February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
IN FOCUS | Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
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 💙
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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...
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
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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...
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...