Jessica Brown

1 day ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

A Boston Duck Tours guide is back to work after a groundbreaking aortic aneurysm repair at Tufts Medical Center. Richard McManus says he has his dream job: sharing Boston's history with tourists on board a boat with Boston Duck Tours. What his passengers don't know is that McManus just made a little history himself at Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown. One month ago, McManus underwent a groundbreaking procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm, or a weak spot in the wall of a blood vessel.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

Researchers at Mass General Hospital believe your nose knows a lot of very important information about your brain. Which is why they recently introduced a new test that uses your sense of smell to determine your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. People who order the test online receive five cards with different scents. "They're meant to be common odors," said Dr. Mark Albers, a neurologist who has spent the past 15 years developing the test.

2 weeks ago | thedartmouth.com | Jessica Brown

To the Editor: These are extraordinary times. I am ashamed to say that the president of my beloved alma mater chose not to sign the AACU letter. It is not hyperbole to say our entire way of life is in peril. They are at war with us and the only way we can avoid defeat is to band together and set aside minor disagreements. The challenge is greater now as we try to fight the internal threat of authoritarianism. This is not partisan politics as usual.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

The early symptoms of a stroke may seem minor at first. For Dr. Amar Dhand, that's a major problem. "People tend to shrug it off," said Dhand, a neurologist at Mass General Brigham. Their decision can be deadly. Strokes are medical emergencies at every stage, including when the symptoms appear minor. In the United States, they happen once every 40 seconds, and someone dies once every three minutes. "The sad part is, we've actually solved the treatment problem quite well in stroke," Dhand said.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

THAT IS TRAFFIC ON A THURSDAY. JESSICA. YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT CIRCULATING ONLINE, CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE SERIAL KILLER IN NEW ENGLAND. PEOPLE ARE DRAWING THE CONCLUSION BECAUSE OF SEVERAL RECENT DEATHS. WELL, NOW THE HAMPDEN DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS WEIGHING IN ON THIS. NOW, HE JUST RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, THIS, QUOTE, UNVERIFIED CLAIMS CAN COMPROMISE ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SENSE OF CHAOS THAT DOES NOT REFLECT THE FULL PICTURE AT THIS TIME.