Laura Kelly

Deana Hildebrand Curbing Obesity project wins $4 million CDC grant

Nutrition professor Deana Hildebrand is leading the Curbing Obesity in Adair and Muskogee Counties project, a social experiment focusing on two counties in the state where more than 40 percent of the residents are obese.

February 4, 2019

First all-girl troop welcomed into Boy Scouts: D.C.’s Troop 248

Washington, D.C., marked the end -- and the beginning -- of an era this weekend when the Boy Scouts of America established its first all-girl troops in the nation's capital.

February 2, 2019

Researchers sound alarm on measles hot spots

Health researchers are sounding the alarm about measles hot spots around the country where viral outbreaks are most likely because large percentages of residents have refused vaccinations based on religious or philosophical beliefs.

January 24, 2019

Measles comeback blamed on anti-vaccination movement

Decades of progress in eliminating measles are slowly being erased as vaccination rates against the disease decline across the country, threatening communities with potentially deadly outbreaks of cases from the highly infectious virus, health officials say.

January 22, 2019

FDA considers drug therapy to fight teen vaping problem

The Food and Drug Administration is considering drug therapy to combat teen vaping, but doctors, parents and teens themselves are pressing the FDA to make it more difficult for young people to get vaping products.

January 21, 2019

Zainab Mughal’s struggle to find donors highlights need for diverse blood supply, says Susan Forbes

Blood banks are struggling amid a national decline in donations, especially for rare blood types -- a situation that has spawned a global search for donors for a 2-year-old cancer patient with an extremely rare type in Orlando, Florida.

January 17, 2019

‘Leaky’ brain could be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

A leaky brain could be an earlier sign of Alzheimer's disease compared to current tests and may hold the key to a potential cure, according to a study published Monday in a scholarly journal.

January 15, 2019

Micro-needle birth control patch new contraception option: Report

Scientists have developed a long-lasting birth control patch they hope can give women more autonomy over family planning, reduce the number of doctor office visits and be widely distributed in developing countries.

January 15, 2019

Less than six hours of sleep increases risk for heart disease: Study

It's been said that very successful people don't waste time with sleep, only closing their eyes for maybe four to five hours. But new research says that routinely cutting your REM cycle short -- less than six hours -- is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

January 15, 2019

Half of parents don’t realize teens are thinking of suicide: Study

About half of parents are unaware that their teenagers have suicidal thoughts and more than 75 percent didn't know their children had recurrent thoughts of death, according to research published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

January 14, 2019

New study recommends a daily maximum for dietary fiber intake

Dietary fiber is considered the best carbohydrate you can consume, but how much is too much? Researchers now think they may have an answer.

January 11, 2019

U.S. fertility rate too low to replace population: Report

The U.S. fertility rate currently is too low to replace the nation's population over time, according to federal statistics published Thursday.

January 10, 2019

FDA shifting funds to drug safety amid government shutdown

The Food and Drug Administration is shifting funds during the government shutdown to prioritize drug safety surveillance over pre-market drug review work, the commissioner has announced

January 9, 2019

Scientists test small sponge to filter chemotherapy drugs in cancer patients

A 3-D printed sponge could help clean the blood of cancer patients by removing excess chemotherapy, according to a study published Wednesday.

January 9, 2019

Researchers use AI facial recognition to diagnose rare diseases

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to diagnose rare genetic diseases by scanning a person's face or a photograph, according to a study published this month.

January 9, 2019

Alzheimer’s diagnoses differ between blacks, whites: Report

Blacks are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than whites, but there's little research on the difference because most patients in studies are white, according to an article published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology.

January 8, 2019

Juul using teens blindsided by nicotine addiction

Scrambling to reduce the numbers of teens who vape, health officials are struggling with how to treat a new group of young people addicted to nicotine, with no clear path to help them break it.

January 7, 2019

Holocaust survivors in Israel live longer, despite suffering more disease: Study

Holocaust survivors, while suffering from more chronic diseases and conditions, actually live longer compared to a similar age group that did not go through such a traumatic experience, according to research from Israel published Friday.

January 4, 2019

Food allergies more common in adults than previously thought: Study

An estimated one in 10 U.S. adults have a food allergy and at least one in five believe they are allergic to certain foods, according to research published Friday.

January 4, 2019

First in human trials started for breathalyzer cancer test

Have a funny taste in your mouth? Are you turning people away with bad breath? What seems like poor hygiene actually could be signs of cancer, according to researchers in England who are launching the first breathalyzer test to detect disease.

January 3, 2019