(Bloomberg) — Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares surged 268%, adding about $2.9 billion to its market value, after a late-stage clinical trial of its drug candidate met the main goals in patie...
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Viking Therapeutics’ stock rallies after Madrigal shares positive data about its liver drug
Shares of Viking Therapeutics Inc. VKTX, +77.61% jumped 55% in premarket trading on Monday after a company that is also developing a selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist as a treatment for ...
Scientists identify likely cause of mysterious childrens liver disease
More than 1,000 children in 35 countries have developed an unidentified type of severe acute hepatitis — or liver inflammation — since the first case was reported in the January 2022. Yanukit Raiva | ...
CDC says adenovirus may contribute to liver injury in healthy children
Adenovirus structure, computer illustration showing the surface structure of the virus’ outer protein coat (capsid). Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images N...
Symptoms of mysterious liver disease affecting children, Covid links
Health experts are investigating the likely cause of a new children’s liver disease, which was first reported in the U.K. in January 2022, and whether it bears any connection to the coronavirus....