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Spinal surgeon breaking barriers in Boston
Fewer than 10 Black women have spine fellowship training, and one of them is Brigham and Women’s Dr. Shaina Lipa.
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Flooding at Boston hospital disrupts IVF services for 200 patients, leaving some devastated
Flooding from a burst water main at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated. Alexis Goulette, who runs a private IVF support group on Facebook, said Wednesday that a lot of the women had been informed of cancellations by voicemail and...
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Families sue Brigham and Women's, accusing hospital of losing babies' bodies
Five families say their dead infants’ remains were discarded against their wishes.
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More families accuse Brigham and Women's Hospital of losing babies' bodies
A top Boston hospital, already accused of losing the body of a baby girl who died at 12 days old, is facing new claims of improper disposal of infant remains. A lawyer for the families says Brigham and Women’s Hospital has a “missing baby problem,” though the prestigious hospital is calling the new allegations inaccurate. The allegations were heard Thursday…
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Class action suit grows against Brigham and Women's doctor in sexual assault case
At least 120 former patients have joined a class action lawsuit against a Boston-based physician accused of performing pelvic, breast and rectal exams on patients that were not medically necessary. The suit from Lubin & Meyer is one of several against Dr. Derrick Todd. In total, more than 125 former patients have obtained legal representation. Todd, who was a rheumatologist…
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Brigham and Women's doctor faces class action lawsuit in sexual assault case
Dr. Derrick Todd is facing legal action from a growing number of former patients, with at least 120 joining a class action lawsuit.
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Over 100 plaintiffs now suing Brigham and Women's doctor in sex assault case
More than 100 plaintiffs have now joined a series of lawsuits filed against a Boston-based physician accused of performing pelvic, breast and rectal exams on patients that were not medically necessary. According to The Boston Globe, four separate lawsuits have now been filed against Dr. Derrick Todd on behalf of over 100 patients. The Boston law firm of Lubin &…
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Woman claiming sexual assault by Brigham and Women's doctor files suit
A woman who says she’s a survivor of sexual assault by a Boston-based doctor who treated her has filed a civil lawsuit against him and medical institutions where he’s practiced, while a law firm said it was representing nearly three dozen other women claiming he assaulted them as well. Marianne DiTrani spoke at a news conference in Boston Tuesday...
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Survivor of sexual assault to share her story
A woman who says she’s a survivor of sexual assault by a local doctor will share her story Tuesday.
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Woman in labor walks from Fenway concert to Boston hospital to have son
A woman who went into labor just before a Pink concert at Fenway Park ended up walking to the hospital to give birth last week. Angela Mercer’s new baby boy is healthy and her family is overjoyed, despite having missed the show they came to Boston to see, according to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where Mercer walked from Fenway....
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Here's How Boston Researchers Say Stress Impacts Your Biological Age
If you ask most people, getting younger instead of older probably sounds pretty appealing. While there’s nothing you can do about your chronological age — the number of years you’ve been alive — scientists in Boston are studying factors that can change your biological age. A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows that physiological stress — stress on...