Rick Sobey

Rick Sobey is a multimedia, general assignment reporter -- covering breaking news, politics and more across the region. He was most recently a reporter at The Lowell Sun. Rick is a Massachusetts native and graduated from Boston University. While not reporting, he enjoys long-distance running.

The life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of men, a trend that researchers say is driven by the COVID pandemic and the opioid overdose epidemic.

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Men die nearly 6 years before women, as US life expectancy gap widens

November 14, 2023 at 3:13 p.m.

The life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of men, a trend that researchers say is driven by the COVID pandemic and the opioid overdose...

E-cigarette and tobacco rates have dropped among high school students, while tobacco use has jumped for middle schoolers across the U.S., according to a new study from the CDC and FDA.

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E-cigarette rates drop for high schoolers, but tobacco use jumps for middle schoolers, study shows

November 6, 2023 at 5:20 p.m.

E-cigarette and tobacco rates have dropped among high school students, while tobacco use has jumped for middle schoolers across the U.S., according to a new study from the CDC and...

A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has found that the North Atlantic right whale population was around 356 whales last year.

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North Atlantic right whale population levels off, but they’re still ‘swimming along the cliff of extinction’

October 24, 2023 at 6:57 p.m.

A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has found that the North Atlantic right whale population was around 356 whales last year.

The glassy front of Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer

October 25, 2023 at 10:59 a.m.

Brigham and Women's Hospital scientists report that they have created a cancer-attacking virus that can effectively target glioblastoma.

People who eat two servings of red meat a week may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Red meat tied to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, plant-based protein may lower risk: Harvard study

October 20, 2023 at 4:22 p.m.

People who eat two servings of red meat a week may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, according to a...

A new Alzheimer's disease monoclonal antibody treatment that takes aim at a new target for the progressive disease has shown promising results, according to Boston researchers.

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A new Alzheimer’s monoclonal antibody treatment shows promising results: ‘Hopefully more effective approach’

October 6, 2023 at 3:46 p.m.

A new Alzheimer's disease monoclonal antibody treatment that takes aim at a new target for the progressive disease has shown promising results, according to Boston researchers.

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Men die nearly 6 years before women, as US life expectancy gap widens

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E-cigarette rates drop for high schoolers, but tobacco use jumps for middle schoolers, study shows

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North Atlantic right whale population levels off, but they’re still ‘swimming along the cliff of extinction’

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‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer

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Red meat tied to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, plant-based protein may lower risk: Harvard study

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A new Alzheimer’s monoclonal antibody treatment shows promising results: ‘Hopefully more effective approach’

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A pre-pandemic infection could explain why some patients develop long COVID

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41% of contact sport athletes who died young had CTE, Boston University study finds

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Air pollution may increase risk for prostate, breast cancers, study says

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Study: Depression after traumatic brain injury may not be the same as depression from other causes