Fadwa Hammoud wins historic argument before U.S. Supreme Court

April 21st, 20221 DEARBORN — Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud has successfully argued before the highest court in the land after first making history as the first Arab American Muslim woman to do so in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices rendered a 6-3 opinion in Hammoud's favor and in favor of the state’s stance in the...

Health Dept. looks back at a year of COVID vaccinations in Michigan

December 14th, 20210 LANSING — The state’s health department is looking back at a year of COVID-19 vaccinations in Michigan, as Tuesday, Dec. 14 marks a year since the state began administrating shots. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said the date marks history as the state began administering the first authorized...

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial begins, initial manufacturing in Kalamazoo

May 5th, 20200 LANSING — The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has teamed up with the German biotech company BioTech in beginning a historic trial to test the BNT162 vaccine program to prevent COVID-19. The trial is part of a global development program and the dosing of the first testing group, or cohort, was completed last week in Germany. The first...