Boston Marathon celebrates 50th women’s race, holds 1st springtime event since pandemic

Peres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women’s division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Boston Marathon women’s division winner Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, left,…Continue Reading

Boston hospital denies heart transplant to patient not vaccinated against COVID-19

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival.An undated photo of D.J. Ferguson, whose family claimed he was denied a new heart for…Continue Reading