How a crude photo from a Boston surgeon roiled the medical world

During a conference speech, a prominent Brigham and Women?s surgeon showed a photo of a famous statue ? with the surgeon and a colleague touching her breasts.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump leads a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on January 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. State and local leaders joined Trump to discuss programs intended to help prisoners re-enter the workforce among other policy initiatives. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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With crass epithet, Trump reportedly dismisses African, Latino immigration

In a meeting, President Trump suggested that the US should instead bring more people from countries like Norway, according to The Washington Post.

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?I?ve never met a Haitian who isn?t strong,? Anderson Cooper said on his show Thursday night.

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Forry, a first-generation Haitian-American, called President Trump?s vulgar slur on Thursday ?an affront to decency and to history.?

12/23/2017 - Somerville, MA - Assembly Square - Shoppers braved the freezing rain to get in some last-minute Christmas shopping on December 23, 2017. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

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Friday?s commute could be foggy, with heavy rain later on

Despite a flood watch going into effect Friday morning, the morning commute in Greater Boston shouldn?t be too bad.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/weathermap-13169.jpg These weather maps show what to expect in your area Friday and Saturday

After a deep freeze and a snowstorm last week, the Boston area is about to see a warm-up and plenty of rain Friday and Saturday.

A person worked to douse hot water over ice on a Beaon Hill building.

First came the bomb cyclone. Now it?s the epic meltdown

With temperatures climbing into the 50s mixing pelting rains, a new headache is coming: Floods.

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President Donald Trump says he is canceling an upcoming trip to London because he doesn?t like the Obama administration?s choice of a new embassy there.

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President Donald Trump has accused an FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller?s investigative team of ?treason.?

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Millions of Americans will need to use a new Internal Revenue Service tool to ensure their new paychecks are accurate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_shooting3_met.jpg Two dead, one wounded in separate shootings in Roxbury, Dorchester

After an initial investigation, police think the attacks are connected.

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BPS plan would eliminate middle schools

Superintendent Tommy Chang is renewing his push to reduce the variety of schools across the city.

KEVIN CULLEN

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The best argument for wanting the Boston Herald to survive was on display when reporter Brian Dowling wrote that story and the Herald courageously printed it.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/171204_Coravin_S10_Pouring_Over_Glass_110_ON_WHITE_RTF_V5.jpg These startups want to change your wine-drinking habits

But so far, their high-tech preservation systems have been a hard sell.

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The deaths have drawn attention, but Massachusetts health officials see no evidence that flu is more severe this year.

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Hundreds of mourners gathered to remember Jenny Ching, a popular Needham mother who died last week after being diagnosed with the flu.

Influenza virions.

?I just got the flu; I?ll be all right.? 21-year-old ignored illness, and it killed him

An aspiring personal trainer died of ??organ failure due to septic shock caused by influenza.?

01/11/2018 FOXBORO, MA Quarterback Tom Brady (cq) spoke to the media after a Patriots' practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

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Tom Brady shrugs off age difference in matchup with Titans? Marcus Mariota

At 16 years, 88 days, the game will set an NFL playoff record for the biggest age gap between quarterbacks.

Celtics 114, Sixers 103

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After trailing by 22 points in the second quarter, Boston rallied to win by 11 points in London.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12Groton213.jpg Middlesex prosecutors told to stop asking for bail in minor cases

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has asked her prosecutors not to request bail in low-level, nonviolent crimes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/8a4f9fe2a9944a10a6c0f2baf3fe141a-8a4f9fe2a9944a10a6c0f2baf3fe141a-0.jpg This Virginian slipped down his driveway in a video that has since gone viral

It?s the latest test in balance ? slipping down your ice-covered driveway without falling on the pavement. And in that test, Virginian Tim Besecker passed.

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There will be fewer posts from brands, pages and media companies and more from people.

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Officials at a Maine outdoor center are warning skiers to watch out for an ?aggressive dive-bombing? owl that recently struck a man.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/12philips_NEW_biz.jpg Philips to move company headquarters from Andover to Cambridge

The health care tech giant says about 2,000 employees will work in the new building by 2020.

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Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez?s life and death will be the subject of a one-hour special episode of ?48 Hours? to be broadcast on Jan. 20.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Hollywood?s portrayal of Tonya Harding is ?not really part of my life,? said Kerrigan.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Chris Gasper welcomes Tennessee Titans reporter Joe Rexrode to defend his controversial column calling the Patriots ?confirmed cheaters.?

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What?s it going to take for Mayor Walsh to fully embrace putting body cameras on Boston police officers?

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The death of Erica Garner is a grim reminder of an issue we must solve.

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My First Home: Brick and mortified

The first house my husband and I bought together was an 1850s money pit on the Cape with a leaky roof and a really unwelcome surprise.