Public Health in the News (6/9/19 – 6/29/19)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

Global

• New study shows that vaccines against the human papillomavirus have reduced infections, warts, and precancerous lesions in more than a dozen countries.
• Study including 1.5 million children suggests that the vaccine against rotavirus may protect against Type 1 diabetes.

National

• Data from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program show how safe vaccines are in America.

Northwestern

• Northwestern professor co-authors a clinical trial suggesting that people with mild asthma may not benefit from inhaled steroid medications.