Pharmaceutical giant Merck said it plans to acquire privately held Oncoimmune for 42 5,425 million in cash, which would entitle the under-the-radar drug, which has shown shocking results for hospitalized patients with Covid-19. In a phase-by-clinical study in late September, a drug called CD24FC was shown to reduce the risk …
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The logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is depicted on an employee’s blouse in Le Passage, near Agen, France, on March 29, 2018. Regis Duvinau | Ritter Bristol-Myers Squibb said on Monday it would buy Myocardia for about 13 13 billion to bolster its heart disease treatment portfolio as …
Read More »Merck aims to start ‘big pivot’ studies on coronavirus treatment in September
Merck & Company, Inc., dba Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is an American pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | fake pictures Merck has scheduled “very large pivotal studies” for its oral coronavirus treatment in …
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A nurse holds a one-dose bottle and a prepared syringe of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. George Frey | fake pictures Pharmaceutical giant Merck beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter …
Read More »US coronavirus deaths could hit 300,000 by year-end
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC Wednesday that the United States could have around 300,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of the year if current trends persisted. That would be more than double the current total. “Right now we have about 1,000 victims a day, so if we don’t change that …
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