Vertex Hepatitis C Drug Gets FDA OK
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the hepatitis C drug from Cambridge-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the hepatitis C drug from Cambridge-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
An outspoken advocate for an Army private accused of funneling classified documents to Wikileaks filed suit Friday, claiming federal agents illegally seized confidential information from him at a Chicago airport.
Family members of a Boston-based journalist trapped in Libya called for his immediate release on Thursday.
A fashion startup in Cambridge that wants to help prospective designers just received $1 million in venture capital funding.
The Phantom Gourmet recently visited Evoo Restaurant, a creative bistro in Kendall Square.
A Massachusetts company that has invented a genetically-engineered organism that converts sunlight, water and carbon dioxide directly into fuel is building its first production facility in New Mexico.
It was a beautiful day for a stroll as some 42,000 people came out to walk for hunger on Sunday.
MIT students celebrated a timeless tradition on Saturday by launching a piano off a roof.
We ventured out to the streets of our own Cambridge, confident we could find men who'd admit: they watched, and liked the royal wedding this morning.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is heading to Harvard to discuss his hotly debated education reform proposals.
For the next eight months, the MBTA will be shutting down trolley service on the Green Line from North Station to Lechmere.
The U.S. Coast Guard is halting a search for a possible missing person after failing to turn up anyone when an unattended boat was found on the Charles River near Cambridge.
700 Mylar birds are suspended over Cambridge Street right now. They'll be there until July - even if some people find them distracting.
After months of work, commuters traveling through Cambridge are about to get a break.
Now you don't have to go inside Boston's Museum of Science for an educational experience. The museum on Friday started offering outdoor tours of the parks, open areas and surrounding neighborhoods using Segways, the two-wheeled personal transporters that defy the laws of balance. Museum vice president of education Paul Fontaine says he has long wanted to expand the museum's offerings to the outdoors.
Two local cities are squabbling over which is more interesting. So we want to know what makes your hometown more interesting than surrounding communities?
Opening statements in the murder trial of a New York City man accused of a deadly shooting in a Harvard University dormitory are getting underway.
Harvard has announced that comedian and actress Amy Poehler has been selected as this year's "Senior Class Day" speaker.
Rescue and Dive crews spent part of Friday night searching the Charles River after a woman jumped from the Longfellow Bridge.
Cambridge is among only a handful of U.S. cities that broadcast Al-Jazeera Television News. The city's cable access station says unrest in the Middle East sparked interest among residents, who requested the station.
A community cable operator in Cambridge is joining a small but growing number of local television outlets across the country to begin broadcasting news by Al-Jazeera.
The Phantom Gourmet recently visited an upscale pizzeria in Cambridge's Kendall Square.
One of the three New York City men accused of killing a man in a Harvard University dormitory has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in exchange for cooperation with prosecutors against the man who allegedly pulled the trigger.
The Harlem Globetrotters are headed to Harvard to teach school children about character.
Firefighters were battling a raging fire under the Gilmore Bridge in Boston Friday. The fire started shortly around 11:30 a.m.
Five people were seriously hurt, two of them critically, in a horrific crash involving a stolen car in Abington, Wednesday morning.
Wednesday marks the second day of testimony in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
Adam is a sweet, lovable, and kind boy who enjoys spending time with the people he cares about.
The Red Sox had won 18 of 20 and ten in a row on the road before the loss Tuesday night.
Lindsay Clancy's trial resumes Wednesday with more witness testimon form her ex-husband Patrick.
Prosecutors claim Lindsay Clancy was "extremely controlling, meticulous, and manipulative."
Five people were seriously hurt, two of them critically, in a horrific crash involving a stolen car in Abington, Wednesday morning.
The Boston weather forecast is about to get stormy. Heavy rain and localized flooding is possible Wednesday and Thursday.
Corporal Brett Martin of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department was struck and killed on I-95 in Boxford, Massachusetts.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Red Sox had won 18 of 20 and ten in a row on the road before the loss Tuesday night.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez spoke with reporters for the first time since team owner Robert Kraft publicly addressed the state of contract negotiations over the weekend.
Curtis Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit his first major league grand slam and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 4-2 Monday night.
Michael Lombardi joined Bill Belichick in making the NFL-to-college move when North Carolina hired the former New England Patriots coach in 2024.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
A seal pup was spotted hanging ten on a boogie board off the cost of Maine this Fourth of July.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House scientific advisory council on UFOs.