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Needham Company Earns FDA Approval for Rare Disease Treatment
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Needham Company Earns FDA Approval for Rare Disease Treatment

October 13, 2025 • After more than 10 years of work developing the drug, Stealth BioTherapeutics looks to bring Forzinity to Barth syndrome patients. In...

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Providing Care for the Caregiver
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Providing Care for the Caregiver

August 21, 2025 • Dementia caregivers are sometimes deemed “the second patient,” often putting their needs behind those of their loved one, but new local...

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Actor’s Advocacy Receives Standing Ovation
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Actor’s Advocacy Receives Standing Ovation

September 16, 2024 • Faced with a disease that threatens to take his voice, a former Needham resident continues to speak out and sing. Seth...

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Local Woman Seeks Life-Changing Donation
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Local Woman Seeks Life-Changing Donation

February 12, 2024 • A long-time Needham-based employee hopes to receive a kidney donation. Athina Athanasiadis has been through this before. At the height of...

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Finding a Healthy Rhythm
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Finding a Healthy Rhythm

February 2, 2024 • During Heart Health Month, a Needham-based cardiologist shares her advice for taking care of the all-important organ. Jan. 1 marks the...

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Monkeypox FAQ
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Monkeypox FAQ

The federal government declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, so we spoke to the epidemiologist for the town of Needham to find out what this...

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