Public Health in the News (8/4/19 – 8/10/19)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

Global

• The World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world’s population is living in countries facing water crises.
• The Philippines has declared a national dengue epidemic, with more than 622 deaths in 2019.

Northwestern

• Northwestern Medicine study finds that sesame allergy affects more than 1 million people in the United States.