Discover stories from around the world about the people turning IHME evidence into health impact.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
"It's moving from essentially a new threat to something that we are learning to live with." - Dr. Christopher Murray, IHME Director.
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 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.
IHME researchers studying health disparities in the US share the impacts of race and ethnicity on life expectancy, COVID-19 outcomes, and more.
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.
Which states fared the best in the fight against COVID? And which political, social, and economic factors had the biggest impact on their outcomes?
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.
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.
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.
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.
In today's episode, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Christopher Murray talk with Pauline Chiou about the lessons learned so far.
In today's episode, Pauline Chiou talks about the pandemic's impact on mental health with Dr. Alize Ferrari and Dr. Damian Santomauro.
An analysis of global health spending reveals that an additional 15 billion dollars annually are needed to prepare for the next pandemic.
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.
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.
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.
The Lancet has announced a new commission to examine the broad set of threats facing the world over the rest of the century.
IHME director and lead modeler Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray shares insights from our latest COVID-19 model run.
The ongoing zero-COVID policy in China has had significant economic and social repercussions. But what will be the health implications of removing it?
We recognize World Antimicrobial Awareness Week with new research showing which pathogens are most responsible for infectious disease deaths.