UPDATE- On Friday evening, a 26-year old Brockton man turned himself in for stealing the cellphone of a woman struck by a Red Line train on Thursday. Officials haven’t released the man’s name. He apparently turned himself in to Transit Police at approximately 9:30 PM after seeing his photograph released. A statement made by Transit Police officers said that the man was expected to be arraigned … [Read more...]
New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Being Approved in Boston
Three companies have just received a provisional approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to open four medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. These four dispensaries are proposed to be opened in counties where no provisionally approved medical cannabis dispensaries are available. Patriot Care Corp. (which already has another dispensary in the works) has received … [Read more...]
Boston Whale Watching Trip Became an Overnight Torment
It was announced today that 157 passengers spent one night on a whale-watching boat that was stranded 15 miles off the Massachusetts coast due to a lobster trap rope that snagged the ship. The passengers are now safe and sound and back on dry land after spending an entire night at sea, right outside Boston. On Monday, the boat that was carrying 157 passengers got snagged by a lobster trap rope 15 … [Read more...]
Bionic Artificial Pancreas Offers Hope To Diabetes Patients [Video]
Boston researchers have developed artificial pancreas which promises considerable change in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin and these pancreas potentially enables 2 million Americans to eat what they want without counting carbohydrates or calculating insulin injections. Type 1 diabetes usually starts in childhood or young … [Read more...]
Burst pipe at Brigham and Women’s Hospital led to evacuations
Patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston were forced to relocate after a water pipe began to leak in the morning in the same Hospital at about 6 a.m. due to severe cold on Tuesday and over the past week. The bursting of the pipe led to flooding and made the hospital authorities put all the elective surgeries on hold and divert about 30 cancer patients on six floors of the main inpatient … [Read more...]
