HEALTH

Norway's highly controlled approach to gambling includes reaching out to players who appear headed for trouble. At Norse Rikstoto, the government-run company that oversees horse racing, staff make personal calls to people who show an uptick in time or money spent on betting.

When it comes to gambling, Norway is one of the most regulated countries in the world. What can Massachusetts and the U.S. learn from its public health approach to betting addiction?

The proposed biomass plant would burn wood to create energy, something local advocates say will make Springfield's already poor air quality even worse.

Easthampton, Mass. medical marijuana dispensary INSA recently released a study that found mislabeled and potent hemp products are widely available to all.

A CDC-funded research center based at UMass Amherst is looking for natural alternatives to chemical tick repellants, and they believe a substance produced by donkey glands might offer one.

Berkshire Eagle reporter Heather Bellow found the majority of nursing homes in the Berkshires fed each resident for less than $10 a day.

A western Massachusetts family practice doctor has testified at seven hearings on Beacon Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers have not enacted meaningful changes to enable her to keep from laying off staff.

We meet many of the folx making up the former factory, now work/event/living space Greylock WORKS in North Adams.

We explore the movie music curation of Randall Poster, get a tour of Full Well Farms with Meg Bantle in Adams and hear how budget cuts could affect Cutchins Programs for Children and Families.

Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant to address asthma in western Massachusetts was terminated on Friday, effective immediately, according to the Healey administration.