WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts First Marblehead Cuts 500 Jobs By Abigail Beshkin BOSTON - May 06, 2008 - The Boston-based student loan provider First Marblehead is the latest local casualty of the global credit crunch. The company laid off 500 people yesterday-- about half its workforce. Most of those layoffs were at First Marblehead's Medford office. Officials say the layoffs came in part because Bank of America, which used to sell First Marblehead's packaged loans, has decided to stop offering private student loans.    From The WBUR Newsroom Doctor's "Life in the Balance" BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) We speak with a prominent Boston area cardiologist who's now coping with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Thomas Graboys has written a candid book to help others cope. Victims Await Vatican Response BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) A month after meeting with the Pope, local victims of clergy sex abuse watch for signs of change in how the Vatican handles the issue. State Street May Pay for Risky Investments BOSTON, Mass. (May 09, 2008) Boston-based State Street Corporation may end up paying far more than it's prepared for over its involvement in the sub-prime mortgage crash. State Rejects Home Insurance Hike BOSTON (May 09, 2008) State officials have rejected a plan by the state's home insurer of last resort to hike premiums by about 13 percent.