Why it's hard to understand how COVID-19 affected global health system performance
Universal health coverage examined through the lens of tuberculosis.
Standardizing state health spending
Researchers Emily Johnson and Joseph Dieleman share the results from a study estimating health spending in the US by state.
Family planning: global disparities persist
Contraception access and options need to improve to help empower women, young people.
Eight billion and counting
What to expect this winter
How unhealthy is red meat? And how beneficial is it to eat vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through the health guidelines
We developed a new method for assessing health risks that our research suggests should make it a lot easier for people to determine which health advice to follow – and which to ignore.
The Global Burden of Disease Study at 30 years
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began 30 years ago with the goal of providing timely, valid, and relevant assessments of critical health outcomes. IHME director Dr. Chris Murray reflects on progress made since then, and limitations yet to overcome.
The cleft palate-malnutrition connection
During food crises, children with cleft lip and cleft palate are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable.
Just one to two servings of vegetables a day improves health
But eating more vegetables is still better.