Public Health in the News (2/18/18 – 2/24/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• The World Health Organization announced that measles cases in Europe quadrupled to 21,315 last year.
• British study suggests that night-shift work is associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes.

National

• A federal advisory panel is recommending a new vaccine against hepatitis B for adults at high risk of infection.
• Federal investigators have announced a new black lung epidemic emerging among coal miners in central Appalachia.
• New study suggests an association between opioid use and an increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine study finds that patients with advanced kidney cancer had similar quality of life outcomes taking a new drug compared to the standard treatment.
• Northwestern professor designed stretchable electronics that can be worn on the throat in stroke recovery to assess swallowing ability and patterns of speech.
• Northwestern Medicine study shows that a chemotherapy drug successfully suppresses allergic responses to food allergens.