Public Health in the News (2/24/19 – 3/9/19)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

Global

• Longitudinal study on 657,461 children in Denmark reports that children who received the MMR vaccine were less likely to develop autism than children who were not vaccinated.
• The 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index ranked Spain as the world’s healthiest country over Italy.
• Korean study finds that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk for chronic kidney disease.

National

• There have been over 200 confirmed cases of measles in the United States in the last few months.
• Eli Lilly plans to sell a half-price version of its insulin, but many still think it is far too expensive.
• Data from the CDC show that deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide hit a record high in 2017.

Northwestern

• Northwestern University researchers have developed wireless sensors that can monitor babies in neonatal intensive care units.