Scituate Man Gets Bionic Hand
A Scituate man is the first person in the United States to receive a high tech bionic hand. At age 14, Mike Benning lost his arm below the elbow to cancer.
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A Scituate man is the first person in the United States to receive a high tech bionic hand. At age 14, Mike Benning lost his arm below the elbow to cancer.
Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.
The FDA approval the breast cancer drug Kadcyla is getting a welcome reception from a local oncologist.
Researchers found that alcohol resulted in about 20,000 cancer deaths annually, accounting for about 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the U.S.
For one Jim Nentwig, Christmas is an opportunity to celebrate with hundreds of people who aren't able to be home.
Doctors can now recommend medical marijuana for patients with certain conditions.
It turns out that Mitt Romney made millions and saved the company he was running by peddling cigarettes in the former Soviet Union and in the United States in the early 90s.
Charlene Manseau is the second person from Massachusetts to die of EEE.
The 24th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk kicked off Sunday morning.
When diagnosed, many think cancer is a death sentence, but a group of women wanted to make a statement that it is not.
One last thing: Burlington High School's 2012 varsity ice hockey team recently played a game they will never forget.
Many diseases and conditions we associate with old age are increasingly showing up at earlier ages.
Tufts Medical Center is creating a cancer center just for young adults – something that hasn't existed in Boston before.
Republican politicians continue to work against HPV vaccination despite its ability to prevent thousands of cases of cervical cancer and resulting deaths.
Convicted former Massachusetts House Speaker Sal DiMasi's tongue cancer has spread and he was denied medical care for months, his attorney announced Wednesday.
The wife of convicted former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes while serving an 8-year federal prison sentence in Lexington, Ky.
When Megan, a Certified Nurse Midwife at Mount Auburn Hospital was diagnosed with cancer, her colleagues stepped in to help.
Residents are now using bottled water shipped in by the state.
A man who started a company to save the jobs of scientists is selling to a Japanese competitor.
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute is the latest Boston institution to get a fat check from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
Liam Viviano of Hampton Academy is planning on shooting 2,000 free throws over eight days to raise money for cancer.
A young girl who was battling cancer along with her mother, has passed away.
Coworkers of a woman who is battling cancer are helping to raise money for an upcoming operation.
2011 hasn't been kind to Mike and Kezia Fitzgerald and their one-year-old daughter.
WBZ-TV's Jonathan Elias reports on a woman selling pens and paper to raise awareness for cancer.
Fisherman Elliot Sudal said the shark was between eight and a half and nine feet long.
Three Norwood high schoolers worked together to pull a man with autism onto their boat after his kayak overturned.
Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes hit RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night.
The primary victories set up a race that could be key to Democrats' hopes of winning control of the Senate.
The Ipswich High boys lacrosse team forfeited their state semifinal game after the school district blocked multiple students from playing for being photographed with cigars after graduation.
Police arrested Dominick Revell after a pursuit through Franklin and Bellingham, Massachusetts.
The Ipswich High boys lacrosse team forfeited their state semifinal game after the school district blocked multiple students from playing for being photographed with cigars after graduation.
Fisherman Elliot Sudal said the shark was between eight and a half and nine feet long.
A Lawrence, Massachusetts police officer was seriously injured after being dragged two blocks by a fleeing car.
U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said the FBI's arrest of nine suspected gang members and an indictment of 26 of them has "decimated" the most dangerous and violent gang in Massachusetts.
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.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
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."
Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she personally supports bringing back happy hour in Massachusetts.
An Amazon employee is accused of stealing hundreds of items from a warehouse in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Clover Food Lab, which has about a dozen vegetarian fast-food restaurants in the Boston area, is closing.
A proposed bill would push back "last call" so Massachusetts bars could stay open until 3 a.m. for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
Complete with vineyard views and seasonally inspired dining, the award-winning LaBelle Winery offers one of New England's most distinctive winery experiences.
With a carefully curated collection of artisan cheeses and specialty foods sourced from around the world, Formaggio Kitchen has been a beloved destination for food lovers for over four decades.
South Shore natives and MasterChef winners Jesse Rosenwald and Jessica Bosworth are no strangers to the kitchen.
Built and operated entirely by volunteers, Waushakum Live Steamers brings miniature steam railroading to life on a full-scale landscape.
A Newburyport native, multitalented author, potter, and chef, Dave Becker opened his first restaurant at just 24 years old.
Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes hit RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Star Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez was on the practice field Tuesday for mandatory minicamp as he remains without a contract extension.
The New England Patriots announced 13 training camp practices that are open to the public this summer.
Yandy Díaz hit a leadoff homer and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Monday night.
Cody Bellinger's tiebreaking homer sparked a five-run eighth inning capped by Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s three-run drive, and the banged-up Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Sunday.
There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine.
There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore
Have you ever wondered where all the fish in the New England Aquarium come from? The answer is just down the road in Quincy.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts police are investigating video of a "suspicious" person walking into the middle of a road at night in front of a car.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.