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Mike Casciere standing in front of the George Sherman Union. Graduating from Sargent College in 1976, Casciere ran his first Boston Marathon during his sophomore year at BU. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

He first ran Boston in 1974 as a BU student. 50 years later, he ran it again.

Matthew Eadie April 16, 2024
Monday marked exactly 50 years since Mike Casciere ran his first Boston Marathon as a BU sophomore, but this year, he's running again for a cause.
Biden Cancer Moonshot

President Biden visits Boston to announce cancer moonshot and infrastructure law

Jennifer Small September 14, 2022
President Joe Biden visited Boston to talk about his Cancer moonshot initiative and bipartisan infrastructure law. Biden was joined by local politicians and others.
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National Braille Press begins Braille Across America exercise challenge

Sam Trottenberg March 15, 2021
Participants must run or walk at least 26.2 miles, or bike at least 52.4 miles, between March 17 and April 19.
Musical Therapist Heather Lea Woods hosts a drum circle with patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies in Boston. COURTESY OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

Boston researchers find music could lessen physical, mental strain on cancer patients

Chloe Liu February 20, 2020
Music therapy could reduce anxiety and pain in individuals undergoing chemotherapy, an ongoing study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is discovering.
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Life-saving CAR-T cancer therapy approved by the FDA

Sophie Will September 7, 2017

After years of uncertainty surrounding treatment for leukemia patients, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new type of treatment that has the ability to save patients. The key? Using their...

Hilary Hall, a MBA student in Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, runs as a cancer survivor for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Monday at the 2017 Boston Marathon. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Questrom students, faculty show resiliency in running Boston Marathon

Antonia DeBianchi April 18, 2017

The Boston Marathon has proven to be more than a run. It’s an event where Boston’s patriotism, pride and strength arrive in the town of Hopkinton and soldier toward the glorious finish line on...

In partnership with the MFA, patients in the pediatrics department at Massachusetts General Hospital celebrated One Boston Day with arts and crafts. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DFP FILE PHOTO

Artful Healing program paints better world on One Boston Day

Corina Pintado April 20, 2016

The second annual One Boston Day, which commemorated the anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, saw acts of kindness displayed all throughout the city that became “Boston Strong.” At...

RENNER: ReACT cancer study marks progress in fighting disease

RENNER: ReACT cancer study marks progress in fighting disease

Elise Renner November 23, 2015

There is good news in the cancer world — on Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported about one of the “first cancer vaccines to show a survival benefit.” Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. is a company...

"Orange is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba runs toward Kenmore Square Monday during the Boston Marathon. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Through crazy determination, alum Aduba sets eyes on conquest

Hannah Landers April 21, 2015

If anyone were to ask Boston-born stage and screen actress Uzo Aduba how she feels about running 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Copley Square for the Boston Marathon, she would say, “quote, wicked excited.”...

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of several institutions benefiting from U.S. President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. PHOTO BY MARARIE/FLICKR

Boston hospitals pave way for precision medicine

Olivia Deng February 5, 2015

Retail stores such as Brandy Melville are selling “one size fits all” clothing, but recent actions by the U.S. government have shown the adage does not apply to medical treatments. Friday, U.S. President...

EDIT: Flu Injection Rejection

EDIT: Flu Injection Rejection

Editors September 26, 2014

Flu season is not the most wonderful time of year for anyone, but for the nurses of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the period of sickness from October to May is bringing a lawsuit along with...

BU father, daughter duo return to Marathon to fundraise for cancer research

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

Boston University student Maria Stavros returned to racing with her father for the 2014 Boston Marathon to continue the race they were unable to finish after the bombs exploded at the marathon finish line...

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