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Dorchester, MA
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Boston Children's Hospital Warns Of Increased Threats To Doctors After 'False' Viral Video
Boston Children's Hospital is telling its staff to take precautions after the world-renowned hospital was deluged with threats following a misleading viral video that incorrectly claims the facility is providing sex-change operations on young children. The hospital said it has reached out to law enforcement agencies about the threats. “In response to commentary last week critical of our Gender Multispecialty Service (GeMS) Program, Boston Children’s Hospital has been the target of a large volume of hostile internet activity, phone calls, and harassing emails, including threats of violenc…
Dorchester, MA
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Boston Children's Hospital Attacked Over Misleading Video On Transgender Surgery: Fact Checkers
For the past several days, right-wing social media accounts have attacked the Boston Children's Hospital after a misleading video led viewers to believe doctors there perform hysterectomies on children as part of gender reassignment surgery. A fact-checking website says this claim is false, but the world-renowned hospital and its doctors are still under attack online. On Aug. 11, the popular right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok tweeted a video from a The Children's Hospital video that features a doctor discussing the removal of female sexual organs as part of sexual-reassignment s…
Fairfield, CT
Obituaries
Former Fairfield Hockey Player Dies At Age 23
Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…
Peekskill, NY
Obituaries
High School Student In Hudson Valley Dies After Brave Battle With Cancer
A Hudson Valley high school student who lived in Connecticut has died at the age of 16 after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Matthew Dooley died at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 5, following his battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor, according to his obituary. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Jane Dooley, his sisters, his grandmother and his uncles. Matthew was a junior at Trinity-Pawling School in Dutchess County and is remembered for his passion for learning, his obituary said. He lived in Fairfield County, in the Town of Wilton. He is also remem…
Pittsfield, MA
Breaking News
Covid-
19: Fourth Wave? Vaccine Distribution Increasing In Massachusetts, But So Are Cases
Despite the state ramping up its vaccination program, Massachusetts continues to see an increase in newly confirmed cases as it contends with a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 cases. Though the numbers aren't as bad as they were in the wake of the holiday season, the numbers are still higher than they were last summer, when the East Coast “flattened the curve” and saw a dramatic decrease in cases. Related story - COVID-19: CDC Director Warns Of 'Impending Doom,' As US Cases Rise; Biden Takes New Action However, while the numbers are still improving slightly, more infections are being rep…
New Rochelle, NY
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Four Alumni Earn New Rochelle High School Wall Of Fame Honors
A pair of research professor, the founder of a public relations firm and the head coach of the varsity basketball team top this year’s New Rochelle Wall of Fame honorees. New Rochelle welcomed the four alumni to their Wall of Fame this week, who were “chosen based on their outstanding professional achievements and notable contributions to their respective communities.” The honorees are: Michael N. Oxman - Class of 1954: Oxman has been a professor of medicine and pathology at the University of California in San Diego, since 1976; and, chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Departm…
