IHME in the News Archive

2012

Apr. 19, 2012

"Girls born in 2009 will live shorter lives than their mothers in hundreds of US counties" was released at Health Journalism 2012: The 14thAnnual Conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists on Apr. 19, 2012. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Life expectancy varies widely in the Washington area - Washington Post
Life expectancy improves slower for women - USA Today
State Life Expectancy: Report Details Gains And Losses In Life Expectancy Around The Country - The Huffington Post

Study: Many girls in U.S. will have shorter lives than their mothers - NPR's Humanosphere

Life expectancy falling in some U.S. counties; gains holding in Oregon and Washington - The Oregonian

Utah men live longest, but U.S. lags behind other countries - Salt Lake Tribune

Michiganders living longer, and gap narrows between blacks, whites, study shows - Detroit Free Press

Marin County men have the highest life expectancy in the nation, women rank No. 2 - Marin Independent Journal

Life expectancy declines for women in South Carolina's Edgefield and Barnwell counties, study shows - The Augusta Chronicle

Sentinel Life spans improving faster for men than women in Santa Cruz County - The Santa Cruz Sentinel

Lifespans increase in Southwest Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Feb. 2, 2012

"Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Feb. 2, 2012. Explore selected news stories about the article.

New study doubles estimate of global malaria deaths - Washington Post
Fighting malaria with one hand tied back - The Guardian
Don't ignore the adults - The Hindu

Malaria death toll possibly twice as high - Associated Press

Researchers say malaria deaths are twice the official count - NPR

India to raise malaria toll figure 40-fold - The Times of India

Study debunks belief that children most vulnerable to malaria - Globe and Mail

Malaria deaths country by country: how many are there? - The Guardian

Worldwide malaria deaths double WHO estimates - US News & World Report

Is malaria twice as deadly as we think it is? - Time

Malaria may kill far more people than we thought - New Scientist

2011

Dec. 14, 2011

"The global financial crisis has led to a slowdown in growth of funding to improve health in many developing countries" was published in Health Affairs on Dec. 14, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

'Tis not the season to be frugal - The Economist
Global health funding so far weathering the economic storm - The Guardian
Gates urges support for global health programs - The Wall Street Journal

Global health funding slows as deadline for Millennium Development Goals nears - Ghana News Agency

Global health aid continues to grow - but more slowly - during recession - The Washington Post

Financial crisis may kill in Congo as global health aid stalls - Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Global health funding still growing, but slowing - NPR - Humanosphere

Oct. 11, 2011

"Assessment of population-level effect of Avahan, an HIV-prevention initiative in India" was published in The Lancet on Oct. 11, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Study suggests $258 million HIV program may have prevented some 100,000 infections in India - Associated Press
India: Gates Foundation’s AIDS program in India has made uneven progress over 8 years - The New York Times
Interventions prevented 100,000 new HIV infections - The Hindu

HIV project in India averted 100,000 infections - Agence France Presse

Government project prevents 1 lakh fresh HIV cases in five years - The Times of India

Un plan indio evita más de 100.000 casos de VIH - El Mundo

Gates-backed AIDS project in India prevented 100,000 HIV infections, study says - NPR's Humanosphere

‘A lakh HIV cases fewer’ and how they got there - Indian Express

Sep. 19, 2011

"Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Sep. 19, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Race to save mothers, children set to fall short - Agence France Presse
Child mortality rates falling, but not fast enough - Nature
Brasil 'descumprirá meta do milênio para mortalidade materna', diz estudo - BBC Brasil

Nigeria records 42% decrease in maternal deaths - The Guardian

Deaths of infants and young mothers are declining, but goals are missed - The New York Times

Few countries to meet MDGs for maternal and child health - Ghana News Agency

India making "promising and substantial" progress in reducing maternal mortality - ANI News

Global race to save mothers, children set to fall short - The Times of Malta

Rwanda commended for fighting maternal and child mortality - The New Times

More needs to be done to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality - Citizen News Service

Uneven results in bid to halt needless mother and child deaths - Inter Press Service

Sep. 14, 2011

"Breast and cervical cancer in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Sep. 14, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Women's cancers reach two million - BBC
Cases of breast and cervical cancer on the rise in poor nations - The Guardian
Poor countries see rise in breast, cervical cancer - Reuters

Study: 1.6 million women with breast cancer last year, cervical cancer dropping - Associated Press

Cancer rises in Africa, a continent unequipped to deal with it - The Huffington Post

Cervical and breast cancers: killers on the prowl - Pakistan Christian Post

Se duplican casos de cáncer en mujeres - Univision

Morte por câncer cresce mais em país emergente - O Estado de S. Paulo

Breast, cervical cancer rates rising around world: Why? - CBS News

Breast, cervix cancer growing threats to poor - China Daily

51% rise in new breast cancer cases in developing nations - The Times of India

More women in poor countries dying from breast cancer - NPR’s Humanosphere

Cervical cancer on the rise in developing world - IRIN News

More women are dying of breast, cervical cancers in developing countries - Vanguard

Cervical cancer deaths on rise in poor countries - CBC News

Cervical cancer on the rise in developing world - African Press International

Breast, cervical cancers kill 625,000 women each year - MedPage Today

Jun. 15, 2011

"Falling behind: life expectancy in US counties from 2000 to 2007 in an international context" was published in Population Health Metrics on Jun. 15, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Life expectancy in the US varies widely by region, in some places is decreasing - Washington Post
Life expectancy of US women slips in some regions - The Los Angeles Times
Women's life expectancy in decline - ABC World News

Life expectancy of US women dropping - CBS Evening News

Life expectancy in US trails top nations - CNN

Study points to health disparities among US women - NPR

Life expectancy of US women trails international community - Forbes

Lifespan sank in hundreds of US counties - Associated Press

US life expectancy lags in most counties - Discovery News

Living longer? Not in US - Boston Globe

Life expectancy lagging behind in many US counties - Fox News

Health experts to set up task force to improve life expectancy in Cowlitz County - The Daily News

Virginia men live 15 years longer than Mississippi’s in study - Bloomberg

Americans die sooner than others in industrialized countries - Voice of America

How long will you live? Depends on the county - Seattle Times

Female life span growing shorter - The Augusta Chronicle

Mar. 1, 2011

"Management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven countries: a comparison of data from national health examination surveys" was published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization on Mar. 1, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Diabetes out of control in many countries - Reuters
Untreated diabetes a growing concern - CBC News
County-level 'diabetes belt' carves a swath through U.S. south - Scientific American

Poor diagnosis and ineffective diabetes treatment 'puts lives at risk' - WebMD

Study Says Patients Not Receiving Effective Diabetes Treatment - Voice of America

Millions with type 2 diabetes go undiagnosed - MedIndia

New study released on diabetes - Examiner

Act now to turn the tide of diabetes - Modern Ghana

Feb. 4, 2011

"National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5.4 million participants" was published in The Lancet on Feb. 4, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Report on global cardiac risks: world gets fatter, but blood pressure goes down - The Washington Post
Global obesity nearly doubled since 1980 - CNN Health
American waistlines expand at fastest pace among rich nations, study finds - Bloomberg

Feb. 1, 2011

"High total serum cholesterol, medication coverage and therapeutic control: an analysis of national health examination survey data from eight countries" was published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization on Feb. 1, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.

World 'failing to treat high cholesterol' - BBC News
System failure: countries too slow to identify and treat high cholesterol - Time Magazine
At risk from cholesterol - but half don't even know it - The Scotsman

Patients with high cholesterol 'not getting the treatment they need' - The Malaysia Sun

(Venezuela) Se está perdiendo la batalla contra el colesterol - El Nacional

2010

Nov. 30, 2010

"Financing Global Health 2010: Development Assistance and Country Spending in Economic Uncertainty," a policy report, was published by IHME on Nov. 30, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

"Financing Global Health 2010: Development Assistance and Country Spending in Economic Uncertainty" was published in the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Nov. 30, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

AIDS awareness boosts global health funding - Agence France-Presse
Global health funding still healthy, but may need better focus - Humanosphere
Global health spending under pressure of US debt - Seattle Times

Private aide for global health-care efforts dropped as the economy soured - Chronicle of Philanthropy

Africa receives least health aid - Afrol News

Greater HIV/AIDS awareness brings funds - Global Times

Report analyzes global health funding trends, predicts lower funding growth - Kaiser Health News

Donors donate record amounts for global health despite the worst economic crisis - The Medical News

Global health funding goes up with AIDS awareness - MedIndia

Aids awareness boosts health funding - South Africa Daily News 24

Despite economic slump, donors give generously to global health, though at slower rate - R&D Magazine

Sep. 18, 2010

"Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Sep. 18, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

A mother’s education has a huge effect on a child’s health - The Washington Post
Save children’s lives – educate women - The Guardian
Study: Educating women saves millions of kids - Associated Press

After 40 years, the world’s women are far more educated - Christian Science Monitor

Rising education levels among women help reduce child mortality: study - Xinhau News

UN: Child mortality rate falling - Al Jazeera

Childhood deaths drop as women’s education rises, study shows - Bloomberg Businessweek

Child mortality rate is down a third since 1990, UN reports - The Globe and Mail

Study finds mothers’ education levels affect child mortality - Kaiser Health News

Educating mothers saves children’s lives - NPR Humanosphere

Vinculan calidad de educacion de las madres con menor mortalidad infantile - La Tercera

Rising education levels among women save kids’ lives - Thaiindian News

Aug. 17, 2010

"Rapid scaling-up of insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Africa and its relationship with development assistance for health: A systematic synthesis of supply, distribution, and household survey data" was published in PLoS Medicine on Aug. 17, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Study foreign aid for anti-malaria bed nets work - NPR
NTDs: Neglected tropical disasters - UN Dispatch
Study examines relationship between bed net distribution in Africa and development assistance - Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report

Jun. 4, 2010

"India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana, a conditional cash transfer programme to increase births in health facilities: an impact evaluation" was published in The Lancet on Jun. 4, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Lure of cash aids India's efforts to reduce number of women dying in childbirth - The Washington Post
In India, payment program reduces infant deaths - Time
Push for hospital births sees drop in infant mortality - The Times of India

Survival of women, children explored in journal - CNN’s Paging Dr. Gupta

India uses cash incentives to encourage hospital births - The Daily Report

Cash on delivery lowers infant mortality rate - Hindustan Times

India witnesses drop in infant mortality rate - Top News

India encouraging hospital births - Iran Daily

India uses cash incentives to encourage hospital births - Medical News Today

May. 24, 2010

"Neonatal, postneonatal, childhood, and under-5 mortality for 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4" was published in The Lancet on May. 24, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Deaths during childbirth have dropped by a third since 1990, the WHO says - The Los Angeles Times
Saving the children: How child mortality has changed since 1990 - The Economist
PMTCT could be key to cutting child mortality - IRIN PlusNews

Top 10 countries with most improved child mortality rates - The Christian Science Monitor

Maternal, newborn and child survival: Celebrating progress, continuing the fight - The Huffington Post

Child mortality rate is down a third since 1990, UN reports - The Globe & Mail

Rethinking health assumptions - IRIN

A lot to smile about - The Ottawa Citizen

Lancet Study: Child death rates dropping around the world - PBS NewsHour

Child mortality study - KUOW’s The Conversation

Apr. 30, 2010

"Worldwide mortality in men and women aged 15-59 years from 1970 to 2010: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Apr. 30, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

(38kb pdf*) Adult death rates lowest in Iceland, Cyprus - Associated Press
Iceland has longest-lived men, U.S. scores poorly - Reuters
Global mortality rate down dramatically, study of past 40 years shows - The Washington Post

Adult death before 60 drops, inequality on the rise - Agence France-Presse

UK ‘has higher early death rate than many rich nations’ - BBC

Women in Britain have worse death rate than Albania - The Daily Mail

Britain’s unhealthy teen girls ‘likely to die young’ - Daily Telegraph

British women high in league table of premature deaths - Caledonian Mercury

Australia leads drive against early deaths - Sydney Morning Herald

GLOBAL: Mortality data reveals HIV treatment progress - IRIN News

Cypriot women come out on top - The Cyprus Mail

Apr. 17, 2010

"Public financing of health in developing countries: a cross-national systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Apr. 17, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Lancet: Sharp drop in maternal deaths worldwide. This story also appeared in: The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, CNBC, BusinessWeek, New York Newsday, India Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Minneapolis Star Tribu - The Associated Press
The more we give, the more they spend, sometimes - NPR
Aids Programs Hit Setbacks in Africa - Newsweek

Poor nations that get aid cut back on their own spending, Seattle researchers say - The Seattle Times

Health aid could work better via world fund: experts - Reuters

How could bono have erred? - The National Review

Developing counties accused of diverting healthcare aid - The London Independent

Governments of developing reduce finances due to aid given by other countries: Report - Top News

Does health aid to governments make governments spend more on health - Aid Watch

AID POLICY: Does health aid let governments off the hook? - IRIN News

Nations slash health funding if sent aid - The Mail & Guardian

Apr. 12, 2010

"Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5" was published in The Lancet on Apr. 12, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Maternal deaths decline sharply across the globe - New York Times
It's time to pay attention to global women's health care - Forbes
Momentum' on tackling maternal deaths - BBC News

Maternal mortality: Global death rate drops, or does it? - The Wall Street Journal

Study finds big drop in global maternal death - PBS NewsHour

Fewer women dying in childbirth, study says - Washington Post

Infant and maternal rates drop - New Hampshire Public Radio

Study finds maternal mortality on decline around the globe - Chicago Public Radio

Maternal health still a major global issue - NPR’s Talk of the Nation

(London) Reason to rejoice over drop in maternal deaths - The Guardian

New face of death in the world - African Press International

(Nigeria) Healthy mothers and sustainable development in Africa - The Guardian

Maternal mortality still alarming - The New Nation

Mar. 23, 2010

"The promise of prevention: the effects of four preventable risk factors on national life expectancy and life expectancy disparities by race and county in the United States" was published in PLoS Medicine on Mar. 23, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Four risk factors reducing U.S. life expectancy - Time
How to live longer: Southern rural black Americans would benefit most by living more healthily - The Economist
You can be your own fountain of youth - CNN

Four risk factors cut life expectancy - The Boston Globe

Study says preventable diseases reduce US life expectancy - Voice of America

Four preventable risk factors reduce life expectancy in US and lead to health disparities, study finds - Science Daily

(Los Angeles) Study: 4 risk factors affect mortality rates - KABC 7

Study: Four risk factors estimated to reduce life expectancy in the US - The Medical News

Healthy living adds years to life; but disparities in longevity still tied to geography, race and income, study shows - HealthDay

Four preventable risk factors reduce life expectancy in the U.S. and lead to health disparities - Medical News Today

Health in America: Life expectancy disparities explained - The Post and Courier

4 preventable risk factors reduce US life expectancy and lead to health disparities - Science Centric

Mar. 3, 2010

Romney says Americans pay more for health care but die sooner - St. Petersbug Times

Jan. 7, 2010

A spoonful of ingenuity: New ideas for raising money for medical care – and spending it - The Economist

Jan. 7, 2010

Health reform: now or never? - The Examiner

Jan. 6, 2010

Do we really want the status quo on health care? - The New York Times
The World’s under-funded health crises - Forbes
Local healthcare reform outpaces the US - The Australian

Missing ingredient from reforms? Making Americans healthier - NPR

Limbaugh may see no problems with U.S. health care, but WHO ranks it 37th in world - MinnPost

Debate is centered on wrong issue: Health care reform should emphasize prevention - News-Sentinel

1st in War; 1st in Peace; 37th in Health Care - Wordsmith Wars

Health is more than Medical Care - Medicine and Social Justice

Ranking 37th-Measuring the performance of the U.S. health care system - Health Quality Council

Diabetes most prevalent in Southern United States, Study Finds - Science Daily

2009

Jun. 20, 2009

(20k pdf*) –$196 billion; little proof UN health programs work. This story also appeared in: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Detroit Free Press, ABC news online, CBS news online, NBC news online, ABS-CBN (the Philippines), C - The Associated Press
The world’s under-funded health crises - Forbes
Ireland is fourth highest in health aid spend overseas - The Irish Times

Funding for global health quadruples, to $22 Billion - The Wall Street Journal

Global health funding booms, but not just from Gates, UW-Harvard study finds - Xconomy

Global health funds need retooling: reports - Xinhua News Agency

Soaring global health funds not all wisely spent: studies - Agence France Presse

Gates’ funding surge reorders the world of global health - Crosscut

Lancet studies examine aspects of global health funding - Kaiser News

Spending on Global Health Spikes Upward - NPR (Listen to the report)

$20 billion, and for what? - Nature

Following the Money: Where do the billions in global health funds come from - Scientific American

As global funding surges, balance of power shifts - The Seattle Times

Following the money to measure global health spending worldwide - University Week, University of Washington

2008

Dec. 12, 2008

"Tracking progress towards universal childhood immunisation and the impact of global initiatives: a systematic analysis of three-dose diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis immunisation coverage" was published in The Lancet on Dec. 12, 2008. Explore selected news stories about the article.

Cash-for-vaccination rates ‘exaggerated’ - Financial Times
Incentivising child jabs may lead to over-reporting - Healthcare Republic
Poor Data Quality Hampers Effective Aid to Developing World - Medical News Today

Nations inflate vaccine numbers - Nature

Global immunization rates may be exaggerated - Reuters

Report: Nations exaggerated numbers of vaccines in Gates-funded program - Seattle Times

Study: Nations inflate vaccine numbers to get more aid - USA Today

Number of children immunized has been inflated for years - Washington Post

Jun. 20, 2008

"Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme" was published in BMJ on Jun. 20, 2008. Explore selected news stories about the article.