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.
Science and Health
New Alzheimer's drug study seeking more diverse volunteers
Research efforts try to understand why older Black Americans are twice as likely as older White Americans to have Alzheimer's or other dementia.
Little girl's small donation to dog rescue leads to thousands raised
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
Could dogs be the key to curing childhood cancer?
Through funding from President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, experts are learning how dogs are offering a unique way of looking at cancer.
China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
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
9-year-old girl finds a rare megalodon tooth in Chesapeake Bay
Experts say the 15-million-year-old, 5-inch-long tooth likely belonged to a shark nearly 50 feet long.
Visit U.S. national parks for free on these days in 2023
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
Study: Post-COVID symptoms can improve; treatment still frustrating
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 for mental heath funding
States are proposing millions of dollars for mental health initiatives, including New York, which wants to steer $1 billion toward the issue.
Rescuers seek survivors after storms kill at least 9 across South
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
Climate change making the homeless population even more vulnerable
Americans who experience homelessness often feel the impacts of extreme weather events first.
Beloved Kansas City polar bear Berlin, oldest in captivity, dies at 33
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
U.S. agency weighing new safety standards for gas stoves
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is researching gas stove emissions and considering new ways to address health concerns.
| Justin Boggs
NASA finds planet 100 light-years away that could be like Earth
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.
| Scripps News Staff
White House: Jill Biden has two cancerous lesions removed
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
Striking New York City nurses reach deal with hospitals
The agreement with two major hospitals includes enforceable staffing ratios, community health improvements and partnerships to recruit local nurses.
| AP
NASA says a bright green comet will appear in the night sky Thursday
A bright green comet will make its first pass in its likely only appearance in recorded history.
New law will shake up the exotic animal industry in the US
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.
| Scripps News Staff
Why are there no cancer warnings on alcohol labels?
The CDC says drinking alcohol increases your risk of getting six different types of cancers.
| Emily Grossberg
Did COVID-19 put us in a time warp?
Research indicates the pandemic changed our perception of time.
| Scripps News Staff
FDA loophole led to years of unsafe medical devices
A new JAMA study says FDA medical device authorizations may not be safe for patients.
Why exercise can help us survive COVID-19 and other diseases
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-printed homes could be the future of wildfire recovery
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 talks with Scripps News about battling depression
Actor David Mann shares how he found support for his mental health and how he's encouraging others to seek help.
Prospective mothers switch jobs for reproductive health benefits
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
Which dog breed is the smartest?
Scientists studied 1,000 dogs from 13 different breeds to determine how they measured up in 10 different intelligence tests.
| Scripps News Staff
American Academy of Pediatrics shares how to treat childhood obesity
The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidelines focus on behavioral treatment, medications and potential surgery.
| Scripps News Staff
California deluge forces mass evacuations, boy swept away
Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day.
| AP
Climate change is already forcing communities to relocate
Environmental changes due to climate change are pushing residents out of their neighborhoods, though many are ignoring the signs.
| Scripps News Staff
Why do planes cruise at 36,000 feet?
If you’ve traveled by air, you know that sometimes it inspires frustration and questions.
