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Covers:  Health, pharma, COVID, healthcare policy, Medicare, drug pricing, health insurance
Covering U.S. health & pharma policy in DC for @Reuters. Previously based in Iraq, Egypt. He/him. #COYS. Tips: ahmed.aboulenein@tr.com SeeDisclaimer.com

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I cover U.S. health policy in Washington D.C. for Reuters. Before that I was a correspondent based in Baghdad and Cairo for about three years each. I went to Columbia Journalism School where I studied investigative reporting. I hate writing bios.

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As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

Many travelers have been vaccinated a second time, or plan to do so, in the United States. Their reasons rang…

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Scientists question evidence behind U.S. COVID-19 booster shot drive

Scientists question evidence behind U.S. COVID-19 booster shot drive

The Biden administration's plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine boosters is based on concerns that a decrease in …

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Attacking anti-vaccine movement, Biden mandates widespread COVID shots, tests

Attacking anti-vaccine movement, Biden mandates widespread COVID shots, tests

President Joe Biden took aim on Thursday at vaccine resistance in America, announcing policies requiring most…

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Iraq's healthcare system is in crisis. Patients are suffering.

Iraq's healthcare system is in crisis. Patients are suffering.

Iraq’s healthcare system is in crisis. There’s a shortage of drugs and the medical staff to administer them. …

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Iraqi forces chip away at last Islamic State-held districts in Mosul

Iraqi forces chip away at last Islamic State-held districts in Mosul

Fly-blown corpses of Islamic State militants (IS) littered the streets of a district in Mosul on Tuesday as U…

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How Egypt’s crackdown on dissent ensnared some of the country’s top judges

How Egypt’s crackdown on dissent ensnared some of the country’s top judges

After the military took power, 75 judges called for a return to democracy. Three years on, nearly half of the…

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Trump CDC nominee Schwartz set for July 15 US Senate confirmation hearing

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By Ahmed Aboulenein Verified
| MSN Verified
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 15 for her confirmation hearing, the committee said on Wednesday.
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Nomination hearings for intel chief, CDC director set for July 15

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By Kanishka Singh Verified, Ahmed Aboulenein Verified
| The State Verified
WASHINGTON - The nomination hearing for Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. director of national intelligence, is scheduled for July 15, according to a notice from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Trump nominated Clayton last month to lead the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, amid a political backlash over the loyalist he had picked to fill the role temporarily.
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Healthcare gives Democrats a potent midterms attack line

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By Nathan Layne Verified, Ahmed Aboulenein Verified
| Detroit News Verified
POLITICS Nathan Layne Reuters July 7, 2026, 10:33 a.m. ET View Comments Centerville – Shannon Gooden has voted Republican her entire life, including for Donald Trump three times. But the looming closure of the rural Iowa health clinic where she works has her questioning that loyalty ahead of November's midterm elections. Her unease over medical costs and access represents an opportunity for Democrats.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

News reporter at Daily News Egypt in Cairo.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

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Twitter.
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