Acting on Data

Discover stories from around the world about the people turning IHME evidence into health impact.
Acting on Data

Long COVID is a serious health concern in Europe

Nearly 36 million Europeans – or 1 in 30 – may have experienced long COVID in the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) European regional director Dr. Hans Kluge, who cited the latest estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).   

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Why should we care about low back pain?

An IHME study based on the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study found that in 2020, 619 million people suffered from lower back pain globally.

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The true cost of the great Medicaid “unwinding” 

A study from IHME on health care spending shows that the cost savings of cutting Medicaid spending aren’t so simple. The August 2022 study tracked health care spending by state from 2000 to 2019 in order to understand what the main drivers of spending are and to figure out which drivers policymakers can influence.

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IHME COVID-19 insights blog

IHME director and lead modeler Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray shares insights from our latest COVID-19 model run.