Age is just a number… But a recent study by the world-renowned Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the University of Washington provided new data and insights, IHME aspires to provide high-quality information on population health, its determinants, and the performance of health systems. IHME’s research is organized around answering three critical questions that…
Who will research diabetes and argan oil? The most common chronic disease after obesity, afflicting 84 million Americans and more than 1 billion people worldwide, was born as a public relations catchphrase. In 2001, the PR chief of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) approached Richard Kahn, then the group’s chief scientific and medical officer, for…
This story is part of a series that will run ahead of the third edition of the One Planet Summit which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 14, 2019. The Summit brings together global leaders, entrepreneurs, international organizations, and civil society, to help accelerate and focus attention on climate investments in line with…