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[A report measuring the state of public trust and discourse] finds that the U.S. economy is performing better than any of its peers and pulling away from the economies of Europe and Japan.

The health impacts of wildfires are observed years after the initial blazes.

Dr. Laura Dwyer-Lindgren shares new research on the impact of education on longevity in the US. The study shows that those who have graduated college are expected to live 10.7 years longer on average than those who have not graduated high school.

Called "Ten Americas," the analysis published late last year in The Lancet found that "one's life expectancy varies dramatically depending on where one lives, the economic conditions in that location, and one's racial and ethnic identity."

Over the course of two decades, the lifespan of college graduates increased by 2.5 years to 84.2 years.

Theo Vos, an epidemiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Washington who was not involved in the study, said that dementia is a difficult condition to consistently measure, in part because norms around listing it as the cause of death have varied by country and changed over time.

When it comes to life expectancy, the US is falling farther and farther behind its peers, according to IHME’s new research.

Dr. Damian Santomauro shares the latest findings on the global burden of autism.

Dr. Hmwe Kyu shares findings from the Global Burden of Disease showing that diarrheal diseases are causing fewer deaths than in 1990, but remain a significant burden on children under 5 and elderly populations.

New global study reports a 60% drop in global mortality from diarrheal diseases, but children and the elderly still have the highest death rates, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Dr. Christopher Murray shares findings from a series of papers published in The Lancet on US health.

IHME's Dr. Michael Arndt shares the latest findings on global nutrition targets set by the World Health Assembly in 2012.

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.

Projecting future scenarios of life expectancy and disease burden in the US

Professor Ali Mokdad gives an overview of the burden of disease by US state, highlighting disparities by location and race and ethnicity

IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray shares insights from a new series of research articles examining health in the US

The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation’s health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., published in The Lancet.

A series of five new papers starkly describes the current health state of the US: growing disparity across socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groupings that manifests in diverging health outcomes both within the country and relative to all other high-income and middle-income countries.

US leadership in global health activities has been a catalyst for global enthusiasm, creative initiatives, and much-needed funding for health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Shifting weather and rising heating costs create wintertime threats, namely among the elderly and other at-risk groups.

Over the last 18 months, the LATAM Network has charted progress on the commitment to strengthen the GBD Network and institutional partnerships in the region.