MENTAL HEALTH

Legislative leaders offered a muted response Tuesday to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's call for wide-ranging new tax breaks, cautioning that the "devil is always in the details" as the outgoing governor prepares to mount an offensive to support his legislative priorities.

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni determined the officer who shot 23-year-old Orlando Taylor was justified in using deadly force.

Researchers from UMass and Baystate Medical Center compared those who did — and did not — receive buprenorphine after their release.

The pandemic has increased the need for more readily available mental health services, said Connecticut Senate President Martin Looney.

Police say Orlando Taylor stabbed a police officer on the street shortly before the officer fatally shot him.

The police department said this is the first fatal shooting by a Springfield officer since 2014.

A stressful lifestyle can affect your health at the DNA level, according to new research from Yale University. But researchers say that learning to manage those feelings can help prevent this.

Researchers and those with the disorder say the name "schizophrenia" furthers stigma.

People can enroll in a state program that bars them from gaming floors for anywhere from one year to their entire lifetime.

UMass Amherst scientists have helped develop a wearable sensor they say can tell whether someone is taking opioid drugs.