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Merck (MRK) closed at $79.29 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.29% move from the prior day.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering asking a key government vaccine advisory panel to examine vaccines that contain aluminum ingredients, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

A revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon vote on a shot preservative that contains mercury, which is safely used in some flu jabs but has been incorrectly linked to autism in the past.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first patient has been dosed in the IDeate-Prostate01 phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of investigational ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) versus docetaxel in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with disease progression during or after treatment with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor. Ifinatamab deruxtecan is a specifically engineered, potential first-in-class B7-H3 directed DXd antibody.

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Merck's Gardasil sales decline due to weak demand trends in China, with new launches expected to offset the downside.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.79%) index edged 3.9% higher in May, with 70% of its 30 constituent stocks ending the month in positive territory. However, the two worst-performing Dow stocks in May -- both from the healthcare sector -- kept the index's rally in check, with one of them plunging over 25%.