The U.S. reports more opioid deaths than any other country in the world, and organizations around the country are scrambling for solutions.
| Diane Duenez
People are traveling from around the world to a Texas center that is testing a pain medication injection as a way to treat loss of smell from COVID.
Today’s weight loss drugs pull from the science of diabetes treatments. Those have been proven for years to have fewer and less serious side effects.
| Eli Kintisch
Coming together as a community for healing is one way to start the conversation regarding mental health for Asian Americans amid violence.
Pharmacists are working to get the COVID vaccine to communities that may not have easy access to a pharmacy.
A Scripps News investigation found though your school may have the equipment it needs to save a life, don’t count on staff to be ready to use it.
| Mark Greenblatt and Carrie Cochran and Amy Fan and Rosie Cima
The retail giant’s RxPass has a prescription list that includes more than 50 common medications.
The FDA proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to combat COVID.
| AP
Dr. Cindy Friedman, with the CDC Travelers' Health Branch, says airports will likely be the first to know if a new variant comes along.
| Elizabeth Ruiz
Section Yellow sets up near Section 112 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for fans in recovery from alcohol addiction.
Mindfulness apps that help restore your calm. Studies have shown that these practices help build our resilience to stress.
Technically, your nose doesn’t get larger — the extra blood your body produces for the baby simply makes it look wider.
Researchers in the U.K. found that bacteria in the mouth can make their way to the brain through a person's blood and cause infection.
| Scripps News Staff
Extreme temperatures can impact physical health, but the changing climate is also taking a toll on mental health, especially for younger generations.
| Scripps News Staff
The three nationwide credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — began removing paid medical debts from consumers' reports.
Research efforts try to understand why older Black Americans are twice as likely as older White Americans to have Alzheimer's or other dementia.
Through funding from President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, experts are learning how dogs are offering a unique way of looking at cancer.
The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with COVID-19.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A study found long COVID symptoms improve within a year, but some patients are skeptical, as are doctors trying to help them.
| Scripps News Staff
States are proposing millions of dollars for mental health initiatives, including New York, which wants to steer $1 billion toward the issue.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is researching gas stove emissions and considering new ways to address health concerns.
| Justin Boggs
The CDC says drinking alcohol increases your risk of getting six different types of cancers.
| Emily Grossberg
Research indicates the pandemic changed our perception of time.
| Scripps News Staff
Exercise can be beneficial to myriad health issues, and medical experts say that is partly due to controlling inflammation within our bodies.
| Daniel Grossman
Actor David Mann shares how he found support for his mental health and how he's encouraging others to seek help.
More and more companies since 2015 have been offering fertility benefits. It's a trend that is particularly helpful for couples hoping to have a baby.
| Elizabeth Ruiz
The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidelines focus on behavioral treatment, medications and potential surgery.
| Scripps News Staff
The walkout involves as many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and about 3,600 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
| AP
Seattle Public Schools blames social media for worsening mental health and behavioral disorders in students, making it more difficult to teach them.
| AP
There are a lot of hidden iPhone settings you may be unaware of including this built-in white noise maker that may help you get some great sleep.
The medical community is expecting advancements this year with the potential to change everything from shots to surgery.
Some people are choosing to cut out alcohol for a month as they start the new year.
Experts are offering tips on how to include the entire family in New Year's resolutions to eat healthier.
| Scripps News Staff
Researchers found that heart disease in women has been overlooked and women are less likely than men to be prescribed medication to treat it.
| Scripps News Staff
