WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts New Life for Ether Monument By Allan Coukell Listen to story (Real Audio) Photo courtesy of the Friends of the Public Garden. BOSTON, Mass. - September 28, 2006 - One hundred sixty years after Massachusetts General Hospital hosted the world's first demonstration of ether, Boston is unveiling a restored memorial to the medical milestone. At 40-feet-high and made of marble and granite, the "Ether Monument" is the oldest statue in The Public Garden. It was erected to mark the moment a doctor first used inhaled anesthesia in performing an operation. On the occasion of the monument's renovation, WBUR's Health and Science reporter Allan Coukell explores the history of ether.    From The WBUR Newsroom Hanna Heads for New England BOSTON (September 05, 2008) State officials are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Hanna as it inches up the Atlantic coast. Preview: Pats' Season Opener BOSTON, Mass. (September 05, 2008) We preview the Patriots' first regular season game this Sunday. New England hosts the Kansas City Chiefs at Foxborough. aka, "The Man Mall" FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (September 05, 2008) When the New England Patriots open their regular season at home on Sunday, fans are going to see something brand new: a huge shopping mall right next to Gillette Stadium. MA & NH Delegates React ST. PAUL, Minn. (September 05, 2008) This morning, Republicans are leaving Minnesota to return to their homes all over the country. We gauge reaction to John McCain's speech among New England delegates.