IBE News http://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de News vom Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Biometrie und Epidemiologie de-de 2011 by Institute for medical information - processing, biometry, and epidemiology (IBE), LMU München Leukemia: Social inequalities shape childhood mortality in Brazil An international study involving the IBE found regional differences in childhood lymphoid leukemia mortality across Brazil. https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/leukemia-brazil/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/leukemia-brazil/index.html Second Lancet publication of the TRIANGLE trial The TRIANGLE randomized controlled trial which demonstrated that toxic autologous stem cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma can be replaced by an oral drug, was planned and statistically monitored by Prof. Dr. Eva Hoster on behalf of the European MCL Network. https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/triangle-lancet/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/triangle-lancet/index.html Planetary Health Talks Online Series by the Pettenkofer School of Public Health: June 10, 2026, June 17, 2026, and June 24, 2026, each from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/planetary-health-talks26sose/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/planetary-health-talks26sose/index.html Application Deadline for the Master’s Programs in Public Health & Epidemiology The application period for our Master’s programs in Public Health and Epidemiology ends on May 15, 2026. If you want to help shape the future of health, it is now your last chance to apply for the winter semester 2026/27 https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/msc-application-2026/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/msc-application-2026/index.html Public Health at the LMU 200 years ceremony At the event on 6 February 2026, public health and the Pettenkofer School of Public Health were twice in focus https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/200-years-lmu/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/200-years-lmu/index.html VERT-CARE: Innovative use of nationwide health data for better vertigo care As part of VERT-CARE, highly standardized routine data from 22 university hospitals will be analyzed via the German Research Data Portal for Health (FDPG) https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/vert-care/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/vert-care/index.html Covid-19: vitamin D levels fell during pandemic A research team led by LMU epidemiologist Professor Eva Grill has demonstrated for the first time at the population level that vitamin D levels were significantly lower during the pandemic than before https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/vitamin-d-covid-19/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/vitamin-d-covid-19/index.html Prof. Dr. Anne-Laure Boulesteix among Highly Cited Researchers 2025 Prof. Dr. Anne-Laure Boulesteix was selected as "Highly Cited Researcher" by the analytics company Clarivate (Web of Science) https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/boulesteix-clarivate-2025/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/boulesteix-clarivate-2025/index.html MATCH 2025 – Workshop “Mapping Academic Themes and Collaborative Horizons for Global Health Research at Stellenbosch University & LMU” https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/match2025/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/match2025/index.html Lecture by Professor Peter Nyasulu (Stellenbosch University) Implementation of mobile game intervention to improve ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in the Kingdom of Eswatini https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/lecture_nyasulu/index.html https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/current-news/news/lecture_nyasulu/index.html