From Scandal to Stardom: How Merck Healed Itself.

The article presents information on the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., focusing on its low stock price in 2004, due to lawsuits over the arthritis painkiller Vioxx, which had been linked to heart attacks and strokes, and the company's resurgence since that time. Merck released several innovative medicines, including Gardasil, a vaccine against human papilloma virus, Isentress, an HIV medication, and Januvia, a diabetes treatment, which helped to raise its stock price.