Marvin Scott

3 weeks ago | pix11.com | Marvin Scott

NEW YORK (PIX11)—Many countries, including the Philippines, Nigeria, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, rely heavily on financial support from family members in the U.S. each year to help support their loved ones back home. Now, a new tax proposed by the Trump administration threatens future support. Known as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the House of Representatives has approved a 3.5% tax on international money transfers sent by non-citizens to their loved ones in foreign countries.

3 weeks ago | pix11.com | Marvin Scott

by: Marvin Scott Posted: Jun 4, 2025 / 05:54 PM EDT Updated: Jun 4, 2025 / 05:54 PM EDT NEW YORK (PIX11) — A 92-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease receives the gift of light in the form of a therapy doll that has brought her out of the darkness of a devastating disease. Marvin Scott has Ms. Henrietta Murphy’s incredible story. Watch the video player for the full interview.

4 weeks ago | pix11.com | Marvin Scott

by: Marvin Scott Posted: May 29, 2025 / 07:10 PM EDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 07:11 PM EDT NEW YORK (PIX11) — There is an alternative to painful biopsies. One medical doctor is using technology to diagnose disorders. It’s called thermography, and it is now being used worldwide. PIX11’s Marvin Scott has the story. Watch the video player for the full interview.

4 weeks ago | pix11.com | Marvin Scott

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — A 41-year-old Tyson Carter exclaims, “He’s the Michael Jordan of reconstruction.”Tyson’s grateful words are directed toward surgeon Laurent Ganry, who reconstructed his nose. It was bitten off during a fight that ensued after Carter came to the aid of a woman who was being harassed at a bus stop by two men. “I didn’t realize how bad it was. I just knew I had parts missing.

1 month ago | pix11.com | Marvin Scott

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) — The shaky voice of an elderly woman cradling a toy doll exclaims, “That’s my girl!”That girl, a child’s doll that is reviving the life of a 92-year-old woman with dementia. “Isn’t she pretty? That’s my baby,” she bellows. Henrietta Murphy lovingly cradles the so-called Therapy Doll that has become her constant companion. Her daughter says the doll has brought about a remarkable change in her mother since she began experiencing the ravages of dementia four years ago.