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A watchdog agency is expected to advise against Partners’ plan to take over South Shore Hospital and a doctors group, saying the acquisition would push up patients’ costs.
A Fitchburg mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with the disappearance and potential death of her 5-year-old son, authorities said.
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The Celtics pulled ahead late on a tie-breaking three-pointer by Jared Sullinger, who had 24 points in the game.
Incoming City Councilor Michelle Wu gathered her supporters at a Back Bay restaurant but did not address her decision to support Bill Linehan as council president.
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A tale told in Twitter, by the Globe’s Billy Baker.
First of two parts
Just a few days after a 14-year-old girl had arrived at Children’s Hospital, doctors were urging state officials to take emergency custody of her.
Second of two parts
The Justina Pelletier case sheds light on the fact that there are few good paths to resolution once doctors are convinced that parents are harming their child.
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James “Bim” Costello, who suffered serious burns in the attack, crossed paths with Krista D’Agostino when he was transferred to Spaulding Hospital.
JAMES CARROLL
What is personhood?When animals and humans developed a relationship of love, only one species knew to wonder about the meaning of the interaction.
At 31, the three-time Olympian is the oldest candidate among the 23 players vying for a spot on the US Olympic women’s hockey team.
No explosive devices were found after an e-mailed threat spurred police to search four buildings at the heart of the campus.
The agency wants to ban certain ingredients if manufacturers cannot prove they are more effective than plain soap and water.
The secretary of state returned to the Vietnam region where he once patrolled on a naval gunboat, this time to fight climate change.
Both upstarts, while aiming to reinvent cycling, have produced remarkably similar battery-backed, smartphone-enabled wheels.
Waters’s annual Christmas show is a delicious and dysfunctional antidote to the season’s warm and fuzzy feeling.
Researchers have seen some promising results with the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil citrate (Viagra).
The start of the school year was filled with winners and memories. It’s time to toast local athletes for their achievements.
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