Former Harvard morgue manager sentenced for selling body parts

A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts donated for scientific research, the DOJ said.

• Dec 17, 2025

2 suspects sought in intentional explosion at Harvard Medical School building

Police say an explosion inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston early Saturday morning appears to have been an intentional act.

• Nov 3, 2025

Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty in body part thefts case

The woman accused of helping her husband sell human body parts online​ has pleaded guilty to some of the charges against her.

• Apr 15, 2024

Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of selling body parts

Cedric Lodge and his wife, Denise, had been selling body parts to at least two others since 2018, court documents allege.

• Jun 14, 2023

Quality sleep could extend your life, study finds

A new study suggests that consistently getting a good night's sleep can add up to five years to your lifespan. One of the co-authors of that study, Dr. Frank Qian, an internal medicine resident and clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School, joined CBS News to discuss the findings.

• Feb 24, 2023
• 05:50

Harvard study on monkeys reignites debate over animal testing

"We can stop using, publishing, and in this case actively promoting cruel methods that knowingly cause extreme distress," one primatologist wrote in a letter signed by over 250 scientists.

• Nov 21, 2022

Omicron variant detected in at least 11 states

As of Saturday morning, health officials have confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in 11 states from Hawaii to New York. Doctors warn it is likely already more widespread than reported. In the meantime, the CDC warns the Delta variant is still killing roughly 1,000 people every day. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more, and then emergency room physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, professor at Harvard Medical School and author of "Inside Medicine" at Bulletin.com Dr. Jeremy Faust joins CBSN to discuss the spread of the Omicron variant.

• Dec 4, 2021
• 11:20

Couple invited to Thanksgiving by 200 strangers

Susana Orrego and her husband Edward recently moved to the U.S. from Colombia so she could study at Harvard Medical School. Susana posted about wanting a place to go for their first Thanksgiving — and more than 200 strangers responded. CBS Boston's Rachel Holt has the story.

• Nov 24, 2021
• 01:45

COVID-19 vaccine shows promise

Researchers at Harvard Medical School say there are promising new results that suggest a vaccine will be effective against COVID-19. Their study involved monkeys, but human trials will soon follow. Meg Oliver has the latest in the CBS News series "Racing to a Cure."

• May 20, 2020
• 01:33

Monkey trials show promising COVID-19 vaccine results

Researchers in Boston revealed stunning news on Wednesday: After they immunized 25 rhesus monkeys with DNA vaccines, the monkeys didn't get sick.

• May 21, 2020

The Memory Pill

Trauma can last forever. A rape, a car accident, or a war wound is hard to forget. But scientists are now testing a drug that may be able to weaken those devastating memories and allow victims to get on with their lives. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Nov 23, 2011
• 13:29

Prosecutor: "Plea for help" text sent before doctors' deaths

Bampumim Teixeira, 30, was arraigned from his hospital bed on two counts of murder in killings of Dr. Lina Bolanos, 38; Dr. Richard Field, 49, who were engaged

• May 8, 2017

Addiction treatment vulnerable as Obamacare repeal looms in horizon

Around 1.8 million people, who have acquired mental health and addiction treatment, now fear losing coverage

• Feb 22, 2017

How accurate are online symptom checkers?

New study examines accuracy of sites that allow people to diagnose their own illnesses

• Jul 10, 2015

Early human had Neanderthal great-great-grandparent

The find shows modern humans and Neanderthals were interbreeding more recently than scientists thought

• Jun 22, 2015