Laura Kelly

Baltimore listed as the worst city for bedbugs, D.C. named No. 2: Survey

Lock your doors. Keep away from the walls. Examine your furniture. Bedbugs are ever present, and Orkin has released its new year survey for the cities with the worst infestation throughout the country.

January 8, 2018

Puerto Rico medical clinic still in emergency state after Hurricane Maria

More than 100 days since Hurricane Maria, recovery efforts on the island run on two parallel planes. Rebuilding efforts are underway -- FEMA said it has completed over 700,000 home inspections and distributed $80 million in aid -- but emergency response efforts are continuing, almost unheard of this long into a disaster.

January 7, 2018

Teens who smoke e-cigarettes, hookahs twice as likely to use cigarettes: Study

Teenagers who use e-cigarette tobacco products are twice as likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes, compared to those who have never used such a device, a new study shows.

January 2, 2018

Terminally ill people postpone death for last family, religious event

To enjoy one last holiday, to see a graduation, to wait until the last family member arrives home -- stories abound of terminally ill people seemingly postponing death to experience one last significant or religious event. But research on the subject on whether people can postpone death is inconclusive.

January 1, 2018

Achieving your 2018 New Year’s resolutions possible, just get started, say experts

The New Year provides a push and pull of expectations for people wanting to make a positive change in their lives. But while it may appear the best time to make better choices for health, finances or relationships, failure seems almost inevitable.

December 28, 2017

Two men plead guilty to assault outside Turkish Ambassador’s Residence in May

Two American citizens involved in fighting outside the Turkish Ambassador's Residence earlier this year plead guilty on Thursday in a D.C. court to one charge of assault, while 17 other people, including Turkish security officers, remain at large.

December 21, 2017

Eating more tomatoes and fruit can improve lung function, even in smokers: Report

Eating two tomatoes or at least three servings of fruit a day can help repair lung damage caused by smoking, according to a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

December 21, 2017

Chocolate poisonings in dogs increase over Christmas and Easter: Study

Dogs make more trips to the vet during the Christmas holiday compared to other days of the year, needing to be treated mostly for chocolate poisonings and eating small decorations, a new study found.

December 21, 2017

Baby born from longest-frozen embryo

If life begins at conception, then a 241/2-year-old baby was born last month in east Tennessee -- the longest-frozen embryo ever to be successfully delivered.

December 20, 2017

Cellphone radiation risks should be limited, report finds

California health officials are offering guidelines on limiting exposure to radiation from cellphones, updating recommendations from a previously secret report that a court order be made public earlier this year.

December 19, 2017

Christmas religious celebrations wane in America, but majority still believe in Christ’s birth

Away in a manger? Three wise men? A virgin birth? A recent survey shows that a growing number of Americans do not believe in the core elements of the Nativity.

December 18, 2017

Nazareth mayor ‘cancels’ Christmas in protest of U.S. Jerusalem decision

Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus Christ, will observe a tempered Christmas holiday to protest President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the city's mayor announced in a press conference on Thursday.

December 15, 2017

Americans dying earlier; mortality rates increasing across U.S. due to drugs, heart disease: Report

Mortality rates are rising across the U.S. and more Americans are dying earlier because of drugs and heart disease, despite vast differences in health quality across state lines, according to an annual ranking of the healthiest states.

December 13, 2017

‘Man flu’ a real phenomena, says researcher

The term "man flu" has gained popularity as a put-down to describe men who exaggerate symptoms of a cold or the flu to gain sympathy. But a study dispels this myth and provides scientific arguments for male inferiority when it comes to upper respiratory diseases.

December 12, 2017

Having older brothers increases a boy’s chance of being gay based on biology: Study

Having older brothers increases the chance of a man being gay because of biological changes that happen when a woman becomes pregnant with a boy, according to a new study.

December 12, 2017

Hanukkah celebrations set amid security concerns

The eight nights of Hanukkah begin at sundown Tuesday with public menorah lightings scheduled in the District and across the country, as Jewish groups say they have taken steps to ensure a peaceful holiday.

December 11, 2017

Acupuncture reduces pain in breast cancer patients, study

A new study shows acupuncture helped relieve joint pain caused by a specific breast cancer medication, researchers announced at a medical conference last week.

December 11, 2017

Spike in gun sales after Sandy Hook led to more accidental deaths, researchers say

A spike in gun purchases following the 2012 mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school led to an increase in accidental gun-related deaths, especially among children, in the five months after the massacre.

December 8, 2017

Talazoparib, new Pfizer drug, outperforms chemotherapy in late-stage breast cancer treatment: Study

Patients with late-stage breast cancer who took Pfizer drug talazoparib had better outcomes three months longer than those who had chemotherapy, according to a new data released Friday, Reuters reported.

December 8, 2017

15 million Americans will be suffering living with Alzheimer’s by 2060: Report

Researchers now estimate that 46.7 million U.S. adults have some indication of Alzheimer's disease, the result of a new method to identify brain changes that are known to lead to the degenerative disease.

December 7, 2017