Boston Doctors Trick Girl's Body Into Accepting New Liver
An 11-year-old Cape Cod girl is alive today, because a doctor decided to take a chance. Doctors had only a few hours, and only one liver available to transplant.
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An 11-year-old Cape Cod girl is alive today, because a doctor decided to take a chance. Doctors had only a few hours, and only one liver available to transplant.
A marine biologist from Massachusetts has taken his work to Florida, where he is helping a team tag great white sharks in order to learn about their behavior.
Families say a Cape Cod-based builder demanded large amounts of money up front and left them with homes that lacked basic necessities like heat and water.
Police say they have arrested the man responsible for a rash of copper thefts on Cape Cod.
A handful of rare North Atlantic right whales have been spotted recently off the coast of Massachusetts.
The nine Cape towns have received $50,000 from the state to help protect the public from great white sharks, but it's less than they wanted.
The threat of coastal flooding prompted Marshfield police to issue a Code Red Alert, asking coastal residents to self evacuate to safe place for next two high tides.
Four men had to be rescued when their boat began to sink off the coast of Cape Cod.
Industry experts say we'll all feel the effects in our wallets, when cod prices rise in the spring.
The wreckage of a fishing boat that was reported missing in December has been discovered between Provincetown and Cape Ann.
It appears that a South Yarmouth baby is the first to be born in Massachusetts in 2013.
Sea turtles typically wash up on Cape Cod, but this week, two made rare appearances on the South Shore.
The family of a man charged with burning down a church on Cape Cod says he is "mentally ill."
Police have arrested a man whom they believe set a fire that destroyed a Cape Cod church on Friday.
Flames broke out in the Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church on Route 6A in Brewster around 3 a.m.
Four stranded dolphins among a herd of eight caught swimming during low tide on Thanksgiving on Cape Cod have been rescued.
A Cape Cod woman got a surprise when she was washing her grapes and found a spider.
The state's leading shark expert says he's getting some surprising news from sharks he tagged off the coast of Cape Cod.
The first true nor'easter of the season is bringing snow along with strong coastal wind gusts to Massachusetts.
We do have a string of nice weather to enjoy with sun filled skies. Highs today will be near 50 under slightly breezy and brisk conditions. The coldest air of the season is sliding into New England late tonight behind a weak cold front and light NW winds. Clear skies with diminishing wind will allow most areas outside of the city and away from the coast to drop below freezing overnight.
The expectation was that Hurricane Sandy would batter Cape Cod and coastal Massachusetts. The reality was that New Jersey and New York took the worst damage, and now Cape Codders are looking to help the unfortunate people who have been put out by the storm.
After several shark sightings last summer, officials are brainstorming ways to keep Massachusetts beaches open and safer in the future.
A head on collision on Cape Cod has left two people injured and one dead.
Two golden retrievers were lost in the woods, and trapped for two weeks before one of the dogs broke free and led others back to his brother.
A Cape Cod middle school student has been diagnosed with whooping cough, according to a report in the Cape Cod Times.
It's mid-March, and some snow on the ground didn't stop Massachusetts golfers from hitting the links on Sunday.
The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade took place Sunday, drawing massive crowds.
The Boston area and much of southern New England is heading into an active stretch of weather to start the week.
Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu had an epic bat flip after hitting a clutch home run for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes as Boston beat Washington on Saturday.
The Boston area and much of southern New England is heading into an active stretch of weather to start the week.
The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade took place Sunday, drawing massive crowds.
It's mid-March, and some snow on the ground didn't stop Massachusetts golfers from hitting the links on Sunday.
Here are all the winners and nominees at the 98th annual Academy Awards.
TSA workers have been calling out sick at many airports as they are missing their first paycheck. So far at Logan Airport, lines are moving smoothly.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
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."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu had an epic bat flip after hitting a clutch home run for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes as Boston beat Washington on Saturday.
Charlie McAvoy scored twice and Fraser Minten had the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday.
Boston Legacy started off its first game by breaking records, becoming the highest-attended inaugural home opener in National Women's Soccer League history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, scoring 35 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 104-102 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.