Manas Mishra

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.

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.

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.

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.

The real problem with vaping

How e-cigarettes went from a public health win to a public health problem
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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 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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US health agencies postpone rare diseases event in an unusual move A two-day meeting aimed at raising awareness among policymakers and public about rare diseases scheduled for the end of the month has been postponed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Friday.

US health agencies postpone rare diseases event in an unusual move

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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.

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 surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the U.S. Surgeon General said in a move that could signal a shift towards more aggressive tobacco-style regulation for the sector.

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Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth's Brian Thompson Zooming in on surveillance footage of a gun that could have had a silencer fitted to it. Scouring the web to identify the brand of a backpack. Triangulating data of a rental bike to uncover an escape route.

The killing brought out a bevy of sleuths and true-crime fans across social media looking for clues about the killer's motivation and how he managed to flee from the scene and seemingly disappear into the city. Story by @debsrtrs.bsky.social

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Healthcare industry rethinks risk after murder of UnitedHealth exec UnitedHealth and rival CVS Health removed photos of their leadership teams from their websites after the shooting.

Following the murder of Brian Thompson, health insurers including UnitedHealth and CVS took down pictures of their leadership team from their websites. Security experts we spoke with say insurers will further ramp up security measures.

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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.

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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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%.

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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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.

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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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.

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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