Public Health in the News (3/11/18 – 3/24/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• Tuberculosis is making an aggressive comeback in Venezuela, a country with a broken health care system.
• South Sudan has successfully stopped the spread of Guinea worm disease within its borders.
• A stem cell therapy helped two patients in the UK regain vision following age-related macular degeneration.

National

• Federal health officials announced that 40% of American adults were obese in 2015 and 2016, with the rates of severe obesity rising.

Northwestern

• Northwestern researchers examined how media such as the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” can promote teen and parent conversations about bullying, suicide, and mental health around the world.
• Northwestern scientists helped demonstrate that artificial intelligence software can predict the survival of patients diagnosed with glioma.
• Northwestern Medicine scientists are applying precision medicine to rheumatoid arthritis by using genetic profiling of joint tissue.