Public Health in the News (9/24/17 – 9/30/17)

By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor

Global

• Chinese researchers find that high blood pressure during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood obesity.
• Scottish study finds that having older siblings puts infants at an increased risk of being hospitalized with the flu.

National

• The CDC reported that the incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis is increasing, with an estimated 110 million sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. at any given time.
• Yale researchers calculated the cost of the over 600,000 injuries per year resulting from contact sports.
• Health officials encourage everyone to get a flu shot, after Australia was hit hard by flu season.

Northwestern

• Northwestern professor designed the free Chicago South Side Trauma First Responders Course to teach community members how to provide first aid to trauma victims.