Public Health in the News (11/26/17 – 12/2/17)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• World Health Organization states that one in ten drugs sold in developing countries may be fake or low quality.

National

• The ban on a chemical used to make Teflon has been tied to fewer low-weight births between 2003 and 2014.
• Two new migraine prevention drugs have shown promise in stage 3 clinical trials.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine study shows that a synthetic cannabis-like drug decreases the frequency of apneas and shallow breathing during sleep in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients.