Ralph Nader / Common DreamsAug 8, 2019
The biggest drug dealers in the U.S. operate legally. They have names like Merck and Pfizer, and their cruelty grows worse every year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica, and Katie Thomas / The New York TimesSep 9, 2018
A senior official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has received millions of dollars from companies involved in medical research. His omissions expose how weakly conflict-of-interest rules are enforced by research journals. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated PressJun 3, 2018
The study says up to 70,000 women a year who have the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can skip the harsh drug therapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 22, 2007
A promising AIDS vaccine developed by Merck has proven unsuccessful in a major international trial. It's a huge setback, not just because this particular vaccine was further along than others, but because it used a new strategy shared by a number of alternatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigMar 1, 2007
Merck raised suspicions about its cancer-fighting HPV vaccine with a cluelessly aggressive lobbying campaign, but a lifesaving drug is still a lifesaving drug. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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