Manas Mishra
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I cover health and pharmaceuticals @Reuters.
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From 2015: Why being an early bird doesn’t make you superior.
No, Mornings Don’t Make You Moral
We are different people at different hours of the day, but an early bird isn’t superior to a night owl.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From 2015: Why being an early bird doesn’t make you superior.
Personal update: I've left Reuters after 8 very fulfilling years. Late this month, I'll start another role as a reporter covering the biotech and pharmaceuticals beat. The industry's impact on our lives is more crucial now than ever, and I'm committed to writing stories that matter.
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Personal update: I've left Reuters after 8 very fulfilling years. Late this month, I'll start another role as a reporter covering the biotech and pharmaceuticals beat. The industry's impact on our lives is more crucial now than ever, and I'm committed to writing stories that matter.
The U.S. has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced in a social media post on Tuesday, circumventing the CDC's traditional recommendation process.
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US drops COVID vaccine recommendations for healthy children, pregnant women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, U.S. health regulators said on Tuesday.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The U.S. has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced in a social media post on Tuesday, circumventing the CDC's traditional recommendation process.
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The real problem with vaping
How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem
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How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem
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The real problem with vaping
How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The real problem with vaping
How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem
www.vox.com/public-healt...
How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem
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US drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly increased spending on security for their top executives in 2024, with both citing increased threats after a UnitedHealth insurance executive was murdered outside the company's investor meeting in December, regulatory filings show reut.rs/4bKOMsG
Lilly, J&J boosted spending on executive security after UnitedHealth shooting
U.S. drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly increased spending on security for their top executives in 2024, with both citing increased threats after a UnitedHealth insurance executive was murdered outside the company's investor meeting in December, regulatory filings show.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
US drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly increased spending on security for their top executives in 2024, with both citing increased threats after a UnitedHealth insurance executive was murdered outside the company's investor meeting in December, regulatory filings show reut.rs/4bKOMsG
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Exclusive: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links reut.rs/4ivfaZA
Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Exclusive: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links reut.rs/4ivfaZA
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A meeting of a committee which advises the US FDA on vaccine policy has been canceled, the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month reut.rs/43dA9fa
Meeting of US FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee member told Reuters, the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A meeting of a committee which advises the US FDA on vaccine policy has been canceled, the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month reut.rs/43dA9fa
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department of Health and Human Services. Story by Julie Steenhuysen.
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US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives
U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department of Health and Human Services, two sources familiar with the situation said.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department of Health and Human Services. Story by Julie Steenhuysen.
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Armed with a growing file of clues, New York police on Friday were scouring surveillance videos and asking the public for help in their search for the masked assailant who gunned down a UnitedHealth executive on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk.
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Police scour New York for suspect two days after UnitedHealth executive gunned down
New York police were asking the public for help in their search for the masked assailant.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Armed with a growing file of clues, New York police on Friday were scouring surveillance videos and asking the public for help in their search for the masked assailant who gunned down a UnitedHealth executive on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk.
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From yesterday:
Joe Biden proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs for Medicare and Medicaid health coverage.
It's an open question if the incoming Trump Administration will follow through on the proposal, says @larrylevitt.bsky.social
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Joe Biden proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs for Medicare and Medicaid health coverage.
It's an open question if the incoming Trump Administration will follow through on the proposal, says @larrylevitt.bsky.social
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Biden proposes expanded Medicare, Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs, like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, for more than 7 million people with Medicare and Medicaid health coverage, which could cut out-of-pocket expenses for some by as much as 95%.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM
From yesterday:
Joe Biden proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs for Medicare and Medicaid health coverage.
It's an open question if the incoming Trump Administration will follow through on the proposal, says @larrylevitt.bsky.social
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Joe Biden proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs for Medicare and Medicaid health coverage.
It's an open question if the incoming Trump Administration will follow through on the proposal, says @larrylevitt.bsky.social
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In case you missed this story by Reuters colleague Patrick Wingrove:
More than 200,000 prescriptions for copies of Wegovy are getting each month, according to an industry group, as Americans turn to compounded forms sold by pharmacies and telehealth providers.
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More than 200,000 prescriptions for copies of Wegovy are getting each month, according to an industry group, as Americans turn to compounded forms sold by pharmacies and telehealth providers.
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Exclusive: Thousands turn to Wegovy copies each month as FDA considers shortage status
More than 200,000 prescriptions for copies of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are getting filled by U.S. patients each month, an industry group told the U.S. drugs regulator in a letter, saying it should consider their role in alleviating the obesity drug supply crunch before barring them.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
In case you missed this story by Reuters colleague Patrick Wingrove:
More than 200,000 prescriptions for copies of Wegovy are getting each month, according to an industry group, as Americans turn to compounded forms sold by pharmacies and telehealth providers.
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More than 200,000 prescriptions for copies of Wegovy are getting each month, according to an industry group, as Americans turn to compounded forms sold by pharmacies and telehealth providers.
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Pfizer has named company veteran Chris Boshoff as its chief of R&D, as the drugmaker faces pressure from investors to produce profitable new drugs.
This comes after a four-month search that included internal and external candidates.
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This comes after a four-month search that included internal and external candidates.
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Pfizer names oncology head Chris Boshoff as R&D chief
Pfizer said on Wednesday it has named company veteran and oncology head Chris Boshoff as its chief of research and development, as the drugmaker faces pressure from investors to produce profitable new drugs.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Pfizer has named company veteran Chris Boshoff as its chief of R&D, as the drugmaker faces pressure from investors to produce profitable new drugs.
This comes after a four-month search that included internal and external candidates.
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This comes after a four-month search that included internal and external candidates.
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