Public Health in the News (2/4/18 – 2/10/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• The Olympic Winter Games are experiencing a norovirus outbreak, with 86 confirmed cases in South Korea.

National

• New study suggests that many more American children than previously estimated may suffer from fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
• Report from the National Center for Health Statistics states that the prevalence of herpes is declining, but the infection is still common among Americans.
• Study suggests that tens of thousands of nursing home residents are receiving antipsychotic drugs solely to sedate them.

Northwestern

• Keep Your Heart Healthy is a student-run program in which Feinberg medical students provide cardiovascular disease risk assessment and counseling to low-income Chicago neighborhoods.
• Northwestern professor was a coauthor on a study involving use of the Safe Childbirth Checklist, developed by the World Health Organization, in India.
• Northwestern professor coauthored a study showing that thrombectomy 6+ hours after stroke can improve patient outcomes.