
Changes to medical debt reporting could improve your credit score
The three nationwide credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — began removing paid medical debts from consumers' reports.
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.
A 7-year-old decided to donate the money in her piggy bank to a dog rescue, prompting tons of others to match her donation.
| Scripps News Staff
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
Experts say the 15-million-year-old, 5-inch-long tooth likely belonged to a shark nearly 50 feet long.
Admission is free on January 16 and four additional days throughout the year. Mark your calendars and enjoy the great outdoors.
| Simplemost and Sarah Kuta
A study found long COVID symptoms improve within a year, but some patients are skeptical, as are doctors trying to help them.
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States are proposing millions of dollars for mental health initiatives, including New York, which wants to steer $1 billion toward the issue.
Nine people died, others were injured and many homes were damaged from a giant storm that spawned tornadoes in the South.
| AP and Scott Withers
Americans who experience homelessness often feel the impacts of extreme weather events first.
Polar bears live 15 to 18 years in the wild and more than 23 years in captivity on average, so Berlin lived a very long life.
| Tod Palmer
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is researching gas stove emissions and considering new ways to address health concerns.
| Justin Boggs
TOI 700 e is an Earth-size world that orbits in its star's habitable zone, which means the planet's temperature could allow for water to be liquid.
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Jill Biden's press secretary said the first lady returned to the White House Wednesday evening and was "doing well and in good spirits."
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The agreement with two major hospitals includes enforceable staffing ratios, community health improvements and partnerships to recruit local nurses.
| AP
A bright green comet will make its first pass in its likely only appearance in recorded history.
The Big Cat Public Safety Act has put an end to would-be "Tiger Kings" nationwide and changed the private ownership industry for exotic animals.
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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.
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A new JAMA study says FDA medical device authorizations may not be safe for patients.
Exercise can be beneficial to myriad health issues, and medical experts say that is partly due to controlling inflammation within our bodies.
| Daniel Grossman
3D-printing technology allows houses to be built in less time and with a fraction of the supplies and workforce needed to build traditional homes.
| Vanessa Misciagna
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
Scientists studied 1,000 dogs from 13 different breeds to determine how they measured up in 10 different intelligence tests.
| Scripps News Staff
The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidelines focus on behavioral treatment, medications and potential surgery.
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Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day.
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Environmental changes due to climate change are pushing residents out of their neighborhoods, though many are ignoring the signs.
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If you’ve traveled by air, you know that sometimes it inspires frustration and questions.