Merck & Co is a global healthcare company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products and vaccines. The company is dedicated to improving health outcomes through innovative research and is known for its focus on areas such as oncology, infectious diseases, and immunology. In addition to its pharmaceutical offerings, Merck actively engages in the discovery of new biologics and therapies, working to address some of the most pressing health challenges worldwide. Through its commitment to scientific excellence and patient care, Merck plays a critical role in advancing public health and enhancing quality of life globally. Read More
Merck's Capvaxive vaccine showed strong immune responses and a comparable safety profile to PPSV23 in high-risk children during the Phase 3 STRIDE-13 trial.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced positive results from the Phase 3 STRIDE-13 trial evaluating CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) at the 6th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Conference on Vaccines, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal. The trial evaluated the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of CAPVAXIVE compared to PPSV23 (pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine) in children and adolescents aged 2 to <18 years who have completed a primary pediatric pneumococcal vaccination regimen and have one or more chronic medical conditions that put them at an increased risk of pneumococcal disease.
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Florida plans to end all statewide vaccine mandates, even those required for school attendance, framing the move as a defense of individual liberties, which has since received pushback from public health experts.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of enlicitide decanoate, an investigational, once-daily oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor being evaluated for the treatment of adults with hypercholesterolemia on a moderate or high intensity statin (or with documented statin intolerance).
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Robert M. Davis, chairman and chief executive officer, and Dr. Dean Y. Li, executive vice president and president, Merck Research Laboratories, are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 23rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, at 2:35 p.m. EDT.
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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results evaluating VERQUVO® (vericiguat) in adult patients with stable chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The Phase 3 VICTOR trial comparing the efficacy of VERQUVO to placebo in patients with HFrEF without a recent worsening heart failure event treated with guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) did not reach statistical significance for its primary endpoint of combined time to first event of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure. In a separate pre-specified pooled analysis of patient-level data from the complementary Phase 3 VICTOR and VICTORIA trials, VERQUVO reduced the risk of the composite primary endpoint of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization across these patients with a broad range of disease severity. Results from both analyses were presented today at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2025 in a Hot Line session and simultaneously published in The Lancet.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump's attempts at overhauling leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning of risks to public health.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Caroline Litchfield, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Eliav Barr, senior vice president, head of global clinical development and chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories, are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 2025 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 11:50 a.m. EDT.
