North Adams is a hub of modern art, a haven for stressed New Yorkers, and an autumn leaf peeping destination. Many visitors will drive right by an unusual vending machine. It dispenses clean syringes, ...

The small city of North Adams, nestled in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is well-know as a hub of contemporary art, a bucolic haven for stressed New Yorkers, and an autumn leaf peeping ...

Las Vegas health officials are turning a familiar piece of equipment — the vending machine — into a first-in-the-nation experiment to automate the dispensing of clean needles for intravenous drug ...

Outside the NeighborHealth Center in East Boston, a new vending machine is offering far more than snacks and water. "We have socks, we have gloves, we have blankets," explained Desiree Millett, ...

Needle exchange programs are generally considered a huge success. In New York state, the programs have been credited with virtually eradicating the transmission of AIDS through contaminated needles.