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Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’

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Men twice as likely as women to die of liver cirrhosis

Photo by pxhere, 2017.

Introducing Think Global Health

The Council on Foreign Relations introduces Think Global Health, a multi-contributor website that examines critical global health issues.

Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths globally, double previous estimate

Photo by NIAID, US, 2006.
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Fire, heat, and hot substances injuries

Burns and other injuries caused by exposure to fire, heat, and hot substances can cause severe disability and death, even when health care services are available.

New Maternal Health Report

Making the World a Healthier Place for Mothers: Trends and Opportunities for Action in Maternal Health

Assessment of Tobacco Use & Control Mexico

As part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, IHME and INSP have conducted a comprehensive assessment of tobacco control policies in Mexico.

Coronavirus: epidemic preparedness

Dr. David Pigott, assistant professor and spatial epidemiologist at IHME, discusses the importance of prevention, detection, and treatment in response to an epidemic.
Research Article
February 24, 2020
Burden of disease in francophone Africa, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Francophone Africa still carries a high burden of communicable and neonatal diseases, probably due to the weakness of health-care systems and services, as evidenced by the almost complete attribution of DALYs to YLLs.

Research Article
February 20, 2020
The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study

This study’s objective is to describe unintentional drowning using GBD estimates from 1990 to 2017.

Research Article
February 13, 2020
Global and regional burden of cancer in 2016 arising from occupational exposure to selected carcinogens: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

This study provides a detailed analysis of the global and regional burden of cancer due to occupational carcinogens from the Global Burden of Disease 2016 study.

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