Public Health in the News (7/9/17 – 7/15/17)

By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor

Global

• The United Nations announced that it has suspended the cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen since the efforts would be ineffective.
• Two large studies have suggested that drinking coffee reduces the risk of various diseases across ethnicities.

Northwestern

• New Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center study finds that older adults who feel that their lives have purpose are more likely sleep better at night, without disturbances such as sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome.