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Fifth Face Transplant Performed at Brigham and Womens Hospital
A Vermont woman whose face was disfigured in a lye attack has received a face transplant.Doctors at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital say 44-year-old… -
Greater Boston Web Extra: iRobot Rolls into Health Care
WGBH News’ Jared Bowen dropped by iRobot headquarters in Bedford to check out their health care telepresence robot. -
Art-science collaborative to debut at Museum of Science
Conversation about Synergy exhibitBack in June, I spoke with Whitney Bernstein and Michael McMahon about their nascent artist-scientist collaborative,… -
Eli Lilly Settles Out of Court
Four sisters who claimed their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s have reached a settlement with a… -
The Science of Fisheries
There’s nothing new about tension between New England’s fishermen and the scientists and regulators who oversee their industry. But the situation has… -
Empowering Everyone to Explore Life's Diversity
I feel like I’m becoming a broken record. Each week, my guests wow me with just how little we know about their chosen field. Today, it was the diversity… -
Sea Turtles Recover in Quincy Shipyard
Endangered sea turtles are continuing to show up stranded on beaches on Cape Cod, but the real activity is happening in the New England Aquarium’s rescue… -
Navigating the Medicare Maze
Frank Lalli is a personal-finance writer who accidentally stumbled on a healthcare story. Years ago Lalli was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of… -
Climate Change, Biology and the Quest to Save Humanity from Itself
Hurricane Sandy’s winds, water and devastation once again thrust climate change back in the spotlight. The costs of cleanup will run into the tens of… -
Toxic Chemicals Found in Household Dust
Dust is unsightly, a sign of poor housekeeping, perhaps. But toxic? Unfortunately, yes.In 2003, researchers from Massachusetts-based Silent Spring…