FDA Names New Top Vaccine Official After Resignation of Peter Marks

Dr. Vinay Prasad will serve as head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new top vaccine official is a university professor who has expressed criticism of how the agency handled COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Vinay Prasad will head the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges

Anderson said she would resign from the city council and is scheduled for sentencing on July 29. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzling $7,000 in public funds on May 5 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The second-term city councilor was arrested by federal

Supreme Court lets Trump enforce enforce transgender military ban for now

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide. The Justice Department sought