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

2023

Global Health Insights
June 2, 2023
Podcast: Low back pain
Acting on Data

Low back pain is the number one cause of disability in the world. We speak with Professor Manuela Ferreira, Dr. Jaimie Steinmetz, and Dr. Garland Culbreth, who recently published a study exploring the contributing risk factors and impacts of low back pain.

medical model of a brain
May 30, 2023
Talking about OCD with IHME’s Dr. Andrew Marshall for Mental Health Awareness Month
Acting on Data

Dr. Andrew Marshall, Lead Research Scientist at IHME, shares his experience having obsessive compulsive disorder, common misconceptions about OCD, the nuanced stigma he’s experienced around this disorder, what empathy can look like, and what advocacy can help achieve.

Professor Lalit Dandona awarded the G Parthasarathi Oration
May 23, 2023
Professor Lalit Dandona awarded the G Parthasarathi Oration
Acting on Data

Congratulations to IHME Professor Lalit Dandona for being awarded the G Parthasarathi Oration at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST).

Elderly and middle-aged people exercise with wooden dumbbells in a park.
May 22, 2023
Why should we care about low back pain?
Acting on Data

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.

Global Health Insights
May 8, 2023
Podcast: Chronic Respiratory Disease
Acting on Data

In this episode of Global Health Insights, we explore the impact of air pollution and smoking on chronic respiratory diseases, particularly for people in East and South Asia.

Global Health Insights
May 8, 2023
WHO declares pandemic no longer public health emergency
Acting on Data

"It's moving from essentially a new threat to something that we are learning to live with." - Dr. Christopher Murray, IHME Director.

two young people communicate using sign language
April 25, 2023
Honoring Deaf History Month: a conversation with researcher Lydia Haile about IHME’s hearing loss study
Acting on Data

An IHME study based on the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study found that in 2019, nearly 1.6 billion people globally were living with hearing loss.

A stethoscope beside a health insurance form
April 13, 2023
The true cost of the great Medicaid “unwinding” 
Acting on Data

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.

Global Health Insights
March 29, 2023
Podcast: US health disparities by race
Acting on Data

IHME researchers studying health disparities in the US share the impacts of race and ethnicity on life expectancy, COVID-19 outcomes, and more.

Microscopic view of skin tissue with tuberculosis bacterium
March 24, 2023
Highlighting the work of Dr. Hmwe Hmwe Kyu and colleagues on World TB Day
Acting on Data

In honor of World TB Day 2023, we asked IHME Assistant Professor Dr. Hmwe Hmwe Kyu to tell us more about her work on tuberculosis.

Global Health Insights
March 23, 2023
Podcast: COVID resiliency in the US
Acting on Data

Which states fared the best in the fight against COVID? And which political, social, and economic factors had the biggest impact on their outcomes?

couple wearing face masks moves through crowd in subway terminal
March 14, 2023
Key points from the new COVID-19 trajectory forecast
Acting on Data

A new study from IHME forecasts what COVID infections, hospitalizations, and deaths might look like from mid-December 2022 through the end of June 2023. 

Global Health Insights
March 10, 2023
Podcast: The challenge of long COVID
Acting on Data

In today's episode, Dr. Sarah Wulf Hanson and Dr. Celine Gounder share their research on long COVID – its symptoms and paths to recovery, and who is most likely to be affected. 

Global Health Insights
March 9, 2023
Podcast: COVID reinfection protection
Acting on Data

In today's episode, Dr. Caroline Stein and Dr. Hasan Nassereldine discuss natural immunity (aka immunity from getting infected with COVID) and the best time to get a booster.

Global Health Insights
March 8, 2023
Podcast: Future pandemic preparedness
Acting on Data

In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Bollyky and Dr. Joe Dieleman about the factors that led some countries to have lower death tolls during the COVID pandemic, and how we can harness those measures to prepare for the next one.

Global Health Insights
March 7, 2023
Podcast: Lessons learned from COVID
Acting on Data

In today's episode, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Christopher Murray talk with Pauline Chiou about the lessons learned so far.

Global Health Insights
March 6, 2023
Podcast: COVID's impact on mental health
Acting on Data

In today's episode, Pauline Chiou talks about the pandemic's impact on mental health with Dr. Alize Ferrari and Dr. Damian Santomauro.

Listen to the data story about COVID spending.
February 27, 2023
Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?
Acting on Data

An analysis of global health spending reveals that an additional 15 billion dollars annually are needed to prepare for the next pandemic.

Global Health Insights
February 24, 2023
COVID reinfection protection
Acting on Data

If you get infected with COVID, how long will you be immune after? Should you still get vaccinated even if you've had COVID? IHME Director Christopher Murray answers these questions and more in the latest Global Health Insights video.

2022

A child looks out across a dried up lake.
December 20, 2022
11 global health issues to watch in 2023, according to IHME experts
Acting on Data

As the year 2022 winds down, what is next on the horizon for global health? We turned to our IHME experts for their takes on the most critical health issues to watch in 2023.

Global Health insights
December 20, 2022
China after zero-COVID
Acting on Data

In this installment of Global Health Insights, IHME Director Christopher Murray explains what we can expect for China in the coming months as zero-COVID is repealed.

Global Health Insights
December 16, 2022
Tackling the global health threats of the future
Acting on Data

The Lancet has announced a new commission to examine the broad set of threats facing the world over the rest of the century. 

December 16, 2022
IHME COVID-19 insights blog
Acting on Data

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

Global Health Insights
December 2, 2022
Without zero-COVID, will cases surge in China?
Acting on Data

The ongoing zero-COVID policy in China has had significant economic and social repercussions. But what will be the health implications of removing it?

Global Health Insights
November 22, 2022
Insights on World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
Acting on Data

We recognize World Antimicrobial Awareness Week with new research showing which pathogens are most responsible for infectious disease deaths.

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