The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are strains 6, 11 ...

My medical degree and conversations with doctors helped me understand why it makes sense for adolescents to be vaccinated, writes Clara Wilhelm.

Gardasil 9 is the only HPV vaccine used in the U.S., and it’s also one of the only vaccines on the market that actually ...

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, who is overseeing the Gardasil multidistrict litigation in the Western District of North Carolina, sided with Merck on its implied preemption defense, granting ...

Biopharma giant MSD says it stands ready to pursue new approaches to advance public health in China after its GARDASIL ...

CHARLOTTE — A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Merck for part of the litigation involving the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. The rest of the case is still going on. Some patients claim the ...

New trends data show significant reduction in the incidence of precancerous lesions in young women since advent of vaccine.

A federal judge ruled in favor of Merck in litigation accusing it of concealing the risks of Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Merck opens new vaccine facility in Durham. New facility will manufacture HPV vaccines Gardasil and Gardasil 9. Merck plans to invest $8 billion more in U.S. by 2028. A global ...