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A California man became the first black patient — and oldest patient — to receive a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said Thursday, after a 16-hour procedure several months ago. Robert Chelsea, 68, of Los Angeles — who suffered burns to over 60% of his body and face after his car was struck by a drunk driver...

Police in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood are investigating the death of a man in his 70s. Details are limited, but the man was taken to Brigham & Women’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

The girl killed in a car crash in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Saturday was identified Monday as Taysha Rohena Silva, 11, from Peabody. Authorities had previously said the slain girl was eight years old. Taysha’s 8-year-old sister was also injured in the crash, along with Taysha’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend and Taysha’s 15-year-old cousin. All four remain hospitalized in Boston “with serious...

A man was arrested Sunday in connection to the two-car crash that killed a child in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the Essex District Attorney’s Office said, revealing that the suspect was allegedly fleeing police at the time of the wreck. Selvin Manuel Lima, 23, of Lawrence, is facing charges of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, four counts of assault and...

A 17-year-old high school student is in critical but stable condition after he was shot and pushed out of a moving car in Methuen, Massachusetts on Sunday. Methuen police said they rushed to a stretch of Davis Road after a 911 caller reported a teen had been pushed out of a moving car and was in the street. Police responded...

A 17-year-old high school student is in critical but stable condition after he was shot and pushed out of a moving car in Methuen, Massachusetts on Sunday. Methuen police said they rushed to a stretch of Davis Road after a 911 caller reported a teen had been pushed out of a moving car and was in the street. Police responded...

A 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital after being shot and tossed out of a car. The victim was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery, was stabilized and brought to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to Methuen police.

A 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital after being shot and tossed out of a car. The victim was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery, was stabilized and brought to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to Methuen police.

NBC Sports Boston’s Gary Tanguay announced on Twitter Monday that he is battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The sports anchor posted a video where he opened by talking about Boston’s Sunday sports sweep before announcing his personal news. “I wanted to share some personal news of my own with you that I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,” Tanguay said. “So my appearance...

Two Massachusetts police officers are being credited for helping to provide crucial medical care to a man whose arm was severed during an industrial accident in Rockland Friday morning. Rockland Police Sgt. Thomas MacDonald and Officer Mark Nota responded to the National Coating Corp. on Industrial Way at 5:50 a.m. after receiving a 911 call for a man who was...

A Boston organization is trying to help a very vulnerable part of the homeless population: pregnant women. Something as simple as a bedroom for her daughter and one for her son may seem simple, but for Desiree Agnew, it’s everything. That’s because not too long ago Agnew was pregnant and homeless. Agnew is not alone. Research suggests the number of...

Three floors of a building at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston were evacuated after a chemical spill.

Three floors were evacuated Monday after a chemical spill at a Boston hospital. Fire crews responded to a Level 2 hazmat situation on the 10th floor of 20 Shattuck St., a building on the campus of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The ninth, 10th and 11th floors were evacuated as a precautionary, according to the Boston Fire Department.

A Massachusetts police officer was hospitalized Monday morning after being hit by another vehicle while he was on his motorcycle. Authorities said the Newton officer was hit on Moody Street. The officer, who has not been identified, was conscious and alert when taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His current condition is unclear.

Powerful winds have knocked out power for tens of thousands of people across southern New England. The National Weather Service wind gusts over 60 miles per hour were reported in parts of Massachusetts on Monday afternoon. Meteorologists say damaging winds are expected to last through at least sunset in Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island and Connecticut. Northern New England...

A female bicyclist was killed when she was struck by a cement truck in Boston on Friday afternoon. The accident was reported on Brookline Avenue at Park Drive around 1:45 p.m., according to Massachusetts State Police. Authorities say 69-year-old Paula Sharaga, of Cambridge, was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A Massachusetts woman who got to meet Rob Gronkowski while awaiting a heart and kidney transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has shared a Super Bowl message with #87 ahead of Sunday night’s big game. Lauren Meizo, who was able to go back to her Chicopee home last June after a successful surgery at the Boston hospital, says in the video, “Hey...

The stormy weather Thursday caused glass panels to fall at a hospital in Boston, creating a crazy day for patients and employees who wanted to get home. High winds caused several glass panels to fall from a patio section on the third floor of a Brigham and Women’s building, crashing down right in front of the hospital’s parking garage around...