IHME in the news
Read what major media outlets are saying about our work.Early diagnosis can beat the valvular heart disease
According to the Global Burden of Disease, nearly a quarter (24.8 per cent) of all deaths in India is due to CVDs.
The risk of heart disease after COVID
Health modeller Sarah Wulf Hanson at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle used Al-Aly’s data to estimate how many heart attacks and strokes COVID-19 has been associated with.
Heart disease after COVID: what the data say
Health modeller Sarah Wulf Hanson at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle used Al-Aly’s data to estimate how many heart attacks and strokes COVID-19 has been associated with.
Should people under 40 avoid alcohol? The numbers tell a more complicated story
An ambitious new study has prompted a flurry of sensational headlines suggesting that people under 40 should avoid alcohol entirely, while people over 40 may benefit from modest alcohol consumption. The study was conducted by dozens of researchers through the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Their work was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and published in July in the medical journal the Lancet.
'Living with COVID': Where the pandemic could go next
In the United States alone, there could be up to a million infections a day this winter, Chris Murray, head of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent modeling group at the University of Washington that has been tracking the pandemic, told Reuters.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: While monkeypox cases rise, why are we waiting for the cavalry to rescue us?
In early July, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a research center at the University of Washington, released a model suggesting that actual Covid-19 cases are seven times higher than reported cases.
Ali Mokdad discusses monkeypox on NPR
With us to explain what's going on is Dr. Ali Mokdad. He's a professor of global health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
America is running out of ‘COVID virgins’
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggests that as of earlier this month, 82 percent of Americans have been infected with the coronavirus at least once.
Más de 160 millones de mujeres no tienen acceso a los anticonceptivos que necesitan
En este sentido, Annie Haakenstad, del Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) de la Universidad de Washington y autora del análisis, explicita: “El lugar en el que vive una mujer en el mundo y su edad todavía afecta significativamente su utilización de anticonceptivos”.
More than 160m women unable to get contraception they need, study finds
“Although we’ve observed excellent strides in contraceptive availability since the 1970s at a global level, there’s still a long way to go to ensure that every woman and adolescent girl can benefit from the economic and social empowerment contraceptives can offer,” said Dr Annie Haakenstad, of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
Coronavirus Today: America’s pandemic priorities
Modeling studies by researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimate the official counts include only 14% of actual infections.
There's one crucial step to your COVID self-test you may be missing, experts say
Actual infection numbers in the United States in the first week of July were about seven times higher than reported cases, suggested an estimate from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Debunking myths about suicide helps encourage compassion and understanding
Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, with nearly 800,000 people worldwide dying from suicide yearly, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
Just how big is this COVID surge? As reported tests fall off, it’s harder to say
“Even the cases that are being detected are not being reported as frequently as they used to be,” said Ali H. Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences at the university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. “In many states, many counties, it’s only once a week.”
Are you under 40? Even small amounts of alcohol may not be good for you, study suggests
“Our message is simple: Young people should not drink, but older people may benefit from drinking small amounts," said Emmanuela Gakidou, University of Washington professor of health metrics sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in a news release. "While it may not be realistic to think young adults will abstain from drinking, we do think it’s important to communicate the latest evidence so that everyone can make informed decisions about their health.”