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Laura Kelly

lkelly@washingtontimes.com

Laura Kelly is a general assignment and health reporter for The Washington Times. Before moving to DC, Laura was the editor of The Jerusalem Post Magazine, reporting from Israel and the Middle East from 2012 to 2016. She is a graduate of Fordham University in the Bronx, NY. Email Laura at LKelly@washingtontimes.com.

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This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

More opioids prescribed after tighter controls by DEA

The amount of opioids in post-surgery prescriptions increased after the Drug Enforcement Administration restricted the distribution of the opioid hydrocodone, according to a medical journal report published Wednesday.

August 22, 2018
In this July 23, 2018, photo, nurse Brian Toia holds tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, as he prepares to administer the drug, known also by the brand name Suboxone, to selected inmates at the Franklin County Jail in Greenfield, Mass. American correctional institutions are slowly loosening resistance to giving inmates medication for their opioid addiction. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ** FILE **

Medicaid expansion increases access to opioid-treatment drug Suboxone: Study

States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act improved access to buprenorphine with naloxone, medication used to treat opioid dependence, compared to states that didn't expand insurance options for low-income individuals, according to a new study published Thursday.

August 17, 2018
This Thursday, June 14, 2018, photo shows the label on a can of tomato soup in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Low-carb diet linked to increased risk of early death: Study

Eating a diet rich in protein and fats from meat is associated with an increased risk of early death, compared to people who consume a moderate amount of carbohydrates mixed with protein from plant-based products, according to research published Thursday.

August 17, 2018
In this July 23, 2018 photo, Narcan nasal spray is shown outside a pharmacy in Greenfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ** FILE **

CDC: 72,000 died from drug overdoses in 2017, 42,000 from opioids

More than 72,000 people died from drug overdose deaths in 2017, according to early data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with nearly 30,000 of those deaths involving illicit fentanyl or its more powerful analogs.

August 15, 2018
This photo provided Thursday Sept. 17, 2015, by the the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) shows one human round spermatid associated with spermatocytes. A French start-up working in conjunction with a top government lab say they have developed in-vitro human sperm, claiming a breakthrough in infertility treatment sought for more than a decade. (M-H Perrard, CNRS/Kallistem via AP) ** FILE **

Wear boxers instead of briefs for higher sperm count: Study

Boxers or briefs may say a lot about a man's personality, but new research says it also can predict their sperm count, with the loose-fitting underwear the better choice for more potent swimmers, according to research published Wednesday.

August 9, 2018
In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, a doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago. According to a study released on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, first-time mothers at low risk of complications were less likely to need a Cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own. Their babies fared better, too. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Choosing to induce labor at 39 weeks is safe: Study

Choosing to induce labor at 39 weeks is healthy for mom and baby, according to new research published Thursday that found the elective procedure reduced a number of adverse events that can occur during natural childbirth.

August 9, 2018
A clump of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria (left, in green) in the extracellular matrix, which connects cells and tissue, is shown under a scanning electron microscope. At right is the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, which lives in the human gut. (Associated Press/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and U.S. Department of Agriculture) ** FILE **

Gut bacteria a factor in weight loss: Study

The diet plateau is a dreaded phenomenon where people trying to lose weight will suddenly and seemingly without reason stop seeing the numbers on the scale drop as consistently as they had previously.

August 6, 2018