Partners HealthCare CEO unexpectedly announces departure

Boston, MA., 02/13/15, David Torchiana made remarks at Mass General Hospital awards ceremony. Photos are for profile of Torchiana, the new Partners HealthCare CEO. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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Dr. David Torchiana, a heart surgeon by training, has been CEO of Boston-based Partners since 2015.

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Here are a few key facts about the man colleagues and fellow golfers affectionately call ?Torch.?

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Richard Kamrowski of Framingham clung onto another driver?s hood after the car was stopped on the Mass. Pike Friday during a road rage incident.

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?What if he gets thrown off the car and falls into our car?? Schur said. ?Either we try to help or it could get worse. ... This is a busy highway. ... The guy?s almost 70, come on.?

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Health officials have detected the deadly virus in six people so far over the past three months, in another grim side effect of the state?s continuing epidemic of opioid addiction.

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If you live in the Greater Boston area, it shouldn?t amount to much, but larger accumulations are possible across parts of Western and Central Mass.

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Foxborough, MA 12-30-18: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is pictured on the field during pre game warmups, the metal on the brace he wears is visible at the top of his sock. The New England Patriots hosted the New York Jets in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Aaron Hernandez missed six games after an ankle injury he suffered in this game in 2012. He and former teammates discussed injuries and painkiller usage extensively during phone calls he made from jail.

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Monday?s episode was the first time a contestant has opened up about being a sexual assault survivor.

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