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GUILTY: Irish firefighter Terence Crosbie found guilty of raping woman in Boston hotel room during St Patrick's Day trip
15:04 ET, 24 Oct 2025Updated 16:06 ET, 24 Oct 2025 (Image: NBC 10 Boston) Irish firefighter Terence Crosbie was found guilty of rape today by a jury at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. The 39-year-old man was charged with raping a 29-year-old...
Boston Scientific to acquire privately held medical technology company, Nalu Medical
Boston Scientific Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nalu Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative and minimally invasive solutions for...
Researchers from URI find no evidence to justify ‘cocoon therapy’ for pediatric concussions
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 22, 2025 – Through the 1990s and early 2000s, guidelines for treating a concussion called for complete mental and physical rest. Current guidelines recommend a gradual resumption of cognitive and physical activity while...
Med-device startup led by former Boston Scientific execs looks to triple its workforce in Waltham
Now that Amplitude Vascular Systems is ready to start selling its medical device, the company needs a place to make it. That’s a big reason why AVS has left its Seaport digs for a much larger home in Waltham. AVS just opened its new headquarters...
Q&A: Meredith Hayes Gordon on leading science + tech design at HGA
As a child growing up in rural Minnesota, Meredith Hayes Gordon didn’t know any professional architects. But her grandfather, a lawyer by trade, was a “closet architect” who designed homes on the side, she explains. “I was inspired early by my...
Boston housing permitting lags as residents express support for zoning changes
FOUR YEARS AGO, as Covid tore across the globe and people retreated to their homes with the computer as a window to the outside, then-City Councilor Michelle Wu looked into a Zoom screen and diagnosed Boston’s housing woes. “I think it’s the fact...
Green Valley couple cooks up support for blood cancer research
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — While the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night” event lit up Tucson this week, one Green Valley man is turning up the heat in his kitchen to raise money for the cause. At the Canoa Hills Recreation Center...
A ‘Scientific Attitude’ Valuing Empirical Evidence Can Defend Against Influence of Conspiracy Theories
By Makoto Mitsui 8:00 JST, October 25, 2025 We often hear the term “conspiracy theory” these days, which suggests that powerful forces unseen by society control the world. Conspiracy theories were once considered the domain of a few eccentric...
Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations
The termination of thousands of federal grants that fund clinical trials threatens to reverse substantial progress in understanding and treating the health challenges of marginalized populations, particularly children and adolescents who are...
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie found guilty of rape in Boston
20:34, 24 Oct 2025 (Image: NBC 10 Boston) Irish firefighter Terence Crosbie was found guilty of rape by a jury in Boston. The 39-year-old man was charged with raping a 29-year-old Boston attorney during St Patrick's Day celebrations in March 2024....
Biotech Venture Financing Upturn Of 70.9% QoQ In Q3 2025 Signals Potential Recovery, Reveals GlobalData
GlobalData’s Venture Capital Investment Trends In Pharma – Q3 2025 report reveals that the biotech industry witnessed a 70.9% increase in total venture financing deal value from $1.8 billion in Q2 2025 to $3.1 billion in Q3 2025. This uptick...
Irish firefighter found guilty of rape by jury in Boston
Terence Crosbie(Image: NBC 10 Boston) Irish firefighter Terence Crosbie was found guilty of rape by a jury in Boston. The 39-year-old man was charged with raping a 29-year-old Boston attorney during St Patrick's Day celebrations in March 2024. The...
New medical technology gives hope to South Africa’s patients waiting for donor organs
A pioneering medical workshop held at the Indaba Hotel on October 23 in Fourways brought together transplant specialists from across South Africa and the globe to discuss how new machine perfusion technology is reshaping the field of organ...
Boston Scientific's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking
Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Boston Scientific. Our analysis of options history for Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) revealed 25 unusual trades. Delving into the details, we found 44% of traders were bullish, while 48%...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.29.25
Good Wednesday morning. Ballard Partners is expanding its reach into the Indo-Pacific region with the launch of a Honolulu office helmed by new firm Partner Bernice Glenn Kissinger. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Bernice Kissinger to...
Why Teradyne Shares Are Trading Higher By More Than 20%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket
Shares of Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ:TER) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company announced better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued strong forecast for the current quarter. Teradyne reported quarterly earnings of 85...
Arts And Culture At The Forefront Of Boston’s Vision For The Future
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - February 18, 2023: The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is an art museum and exhibition space located in Boston. The museum was founded as the Boston Museum of Modern Art in 1936. Since then it has gone through...
Boston Scientific acquires Nalu Medical for $533m
Boston Scientific has acquired Nalu Medical for around $533m, broadening the therapeutic scope of the medtech giant’s neuromodulation portfolio. California-based Nalu’s Neurostimulation System is designed to address chronic pain in regions such as...
Boston Scientific To Acquire Nalu Medical In $600 Million Pain Relief Deal
Boston Scientific Corp (NYSE:BSX) announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire Nalu Medical Inc., a privately held maker of minimally invasive devices for chronic pain treatment. The deal includes an upfront cash payment of about $533 million...
Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba after 'Storm of the Century' leaves entire towns underwater in Jamaica and 25k tourists trapped
By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and SAM CHISHOLM and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 03:59 EDT, 29 October 2025 Hurricane Melissa has slammed into Cuba after tearing through Jamaica as one of...