Public Health in the News (3/4/18 – 3/10/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil is threatening major cities and health officials are rushing to vaccinate 23 million people.

National

• A clinical trial found that nonopioid pain relievers work as well as opioids for treating chronic back pain and arthritis pain of the hip and knee.
• Review of multiple studies suggests that probiotics and fish oil supplements during pregnancy may reduce the risk for early childhood food allergies and eczema.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine professor published a series of papers about metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treatment and screening.