The late John J. Sebastino Jr. of North Adams had already undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer of the esophagus seven years ago when he was referred to Dr. Parvis J. Sadighi, the director of surgery at Berkshire Medical Center. - Full Story

A Belmont woman living as a man was awarded $280,000 on Thursday by a jury that found two doctors negligent for leaving a surgical instrument in his abdomen following an operation. - Full Story