Public Health in the News (9/16/18 – 9/22/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor

Global

• Study in China suggests that gaining too much or too little weight during pregnancy may affect the child’s heart health.
• Experts find that latent tuberculosis infections rarely become active and the claim that a quarter of the global population carries dormant tuberculosis is an exaggeration.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine scientists find that brain anatomy and psychological characteristics can be used to predict which chronic pain patients will respond to placebo pills.
• Northwestern Medicine clinical trial shows that a behavioral intervention program can reduce the sexual risk for HIV infection among young transgender women.