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Health inequities experienced by communities of color have an economic burden of $5.9 billion annually, according to a newly released study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.

AMHERST — Disadvantaged communities in Massachusetts are twice as likely to have poor roads, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst found. Civil engineers at the university used ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A recent study has unveiled the most-searched-for side hustles in Massachusetts, with podcasting emerging as the frontrunner. According to research conducted by Freedom Bound ...

(WWLP) – As families look to settle, they may want to find a location that best suits their personal needs and is affordable during high inflation. Along with hopes of finding schools, healthcare, and ...

A study conducted by the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Massachusetts Medical Society showed that the cost of defensive medicine — tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or ...

Do you drive around Massachusetts all the time? Or are you more of a walker than a driver? Transportation officials in Massachusetts want to know your habits. The Massachusetts Department of ...

Massachusetts leads in health care, but its behavioral health network struggles to meet the needs of its residents because of a lack of diversity, according to a recent study from the Blue Cross Blue ...

BOSTON — The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a “strategic asset,” state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the ...