Dogs can get ALS, too, and a veterinary program at Tufts University is looking for a cure to help furry friends and, possibly, their humans.

Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations amid concerns over the family’s role in the opioid crisis. University officials announced the decision Thursday, ending a relationship that has spanned nearly four decades and brought $15 million to…

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has resigned from an advisory board at Tufts University after the school postponed a speech he was scheduled to deliver.

Tufts University postponed an event with Anthony Scaramucci after the former White House communications director threatened a lawsuit over an opinion piece published in the student newspaper.

A tropical bird believed to be the first of its type seen in Massachusetts has died after it was likely blown off course by Hurricane Jose.

It was Gizmo’s sweet face and spirited personality that got Maggie Hilferty’s attention. But the newest addition to her family isn’t quite what she thought he was. “He’s adorable, but it’s not a poodle,” Hilferty said. The Broward County woman first spotted the dog at Diamonds and Doggies in January. “He was in the window, playing, trying to dig...

Renowned for shopping and dining, Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road is about to take a step toward safety as the eight-block promenade will soon be book-ended by concrete barriers to prevent a terror attack like the one that unfolded in Barcelona last week.

Local bans on artery-clogging trans fats in restaurant foods led to fewer heart attacks and strokes in several New York counties, a new study suggests....
The study hints at the potential for widespread health benefits from an upcoming nationwide ban, the authors and other experts say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015 gave the food industry until next year...

A homeowner’s association in Florida is prohibiting children from playing in the street.

Health officials are investigating after 47 birds fell from the sky in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Thursday.

A little butter isn’t going to kill anyone, but it’s not a health food, nutrition experts said in a study released Wednesday. “I would say butter is neither good nor bad,” Laura Pimpin of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University told NBC News. Many studies look at saturated fat or omega-3 fatty acids or calcium,...

George Washington University says it will rescind the honorary degree it gave Bill Cosby nearly 10 years ago in response to the torrent of allegations of sexual assault facing the comedian.