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‘Saving by Shaving' event benefits Boston Children's Hospital
Granite Telecommunications held its annual “Saving by Shaving” benefit, which has raised more than $50 million for pediatric research and treatments in the last decade.
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Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
A Massachusetts woman pled guilty Thursday to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information. The charges stem from a threat phoned on...
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First-Of-Its-Kind Procedure Saves Baby Girl
Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital successfully performed a procedure to treat a life-threatening brain condition in a baby still in the womb.
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Young Eagles Fan Honored at Peabody Super Bowl Watch Party
Geno LaMonaca, a high school freshman, will undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor Monday at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Police Sgt. Hosts Super Bowl Party for Young Eagles Fan Set to Have Surgery in Boston
Geno LaMonaca, a high school freshman, will undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor Monday at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Super Bowl Watch Party Underway for Young Football Fan Set to Have Surgery at Boston Children's on Monday
Gena LaMonaca, a high school freshman, will undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor Monday at Boston Children’s Hospital; a day earlier, fellow fans will cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles during a watch party at the Boston Marriott in Peabody.
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Super Bowl Watch Party Planned for Young Eagles Fan Set to Undergo Surgery in Boston
When it comes to NFL allegiance, most New Englanders obviously cheer on the Patriots, but there is a contingent of Philadelphia Eagles fans. Some of them are coming to the aid of a family that is dealing with a challenge bigger than any NFL game. Geno LaMonaca is a regular high school freshman. “I like to play baseball, football. And…
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Super Bowl Watch Party Being Held for Young Philadelphia Eagles Fan Undergoing Surgery
A day before high school freshman Geno LaMonaca has surgery to remove a brain tumor at Boston Children’s Hospital, he’ll watch his Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
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‘The Battle for Justina Pelletier': Docuseries Looks at Legal Saga Over Health Care
Justina Pelletier’s legal case may have ended in 2020, when she and her family lost a civil suit against Boston Children’s Hospital, but the fight for the Connecticut woman, now 23 years old, to stay healthy continues. “My understanding now is that she’s recovering well,” said John Martin of Keches Law Group, Pelletier’s attorney. “She’s happy, she’s healthy, and...
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New Docuseries Looks at the Story of Justina Pelletier
A new documentary looks at the case of Justina Pelletier, whose stay at Boston Children’s Hospital became a battle over who could make medical decisions for her.
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Hospitals Facing Capacity Challenges With RSV Surges
Children’s hospitals across Massachusetts are concerned about capacity as beds fill up with young patients suffering from RSV.
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Mass. Children's Hospitals Adapt to Strain of RSV, Other Health Issues This Fall
Cases of RSV are on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country, and Boston Children’s Hospital is citing the illness as one reason it’s cutting back on its elective surgeries. It’s not just Boston Children’s Hospital that’s dealing with the strain, according to doctors from around the state and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Some hospitals are not able...