Public Health in the News (10/21/18 – 10/27/18)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

National

• The Health and Human Services secretary announced that the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is beginning to level off.
• The FDA approved a new drug to treat the flu within 48 hours of the appearance of symptoms.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine researchers find that a group of gene mutations may contribute to an increased risk of bleeding while taking warfarin.