Kara Gavin
Research and Policy Media Relations Manager

Gavin draws on more than 25 years of experience in communicating about science, medicine and health policy. She focuses mainly on the health services research done by members of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, who work to understand and improve the safety, quality, equity and affordability of health care. As part of the Michigan Medicine communication team, she has lead responsibility for primary care and mental health topics. Contact: [email protected]; Twitter: @Karag
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News Release
The Catherine Street Hospitals: The start of the modern U-M medical campus
This week in 1891, two massive new brick buildings opened on Catherine Street in Ann Arbor, ushering in a new era of U-M medical care.
Health Lab
Why Do Contagious Diseases Evade Eradication?
Plagues and pandemics have persisted through the ages, and lessons from the fights against syphilis and HIV AIDS could inform the fight against COVID-19.
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Health Lab
Primary Care in a Pandemic: Spotting Mental Health Needs During COVID and More
Primary care providers are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic’s mental health effects on their patients. A new toolkit offers support.
Medicine at Michigan
Even the Richest Americans Have Worse Health Outcomes than the English
A new study shows the difference in health between rich and poor is much larger in the U.S.
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Health Lab
Over Half of Adults Over 50 Say They’ll Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, but Many Will Want To Wait
Widespread vaccination against coronavirus is the only way to stop the COVID-19 pandemic but a new poll suggests older adults may need some convincing to get the vaccine
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Health Lab
Life After COVID-19 Hospitalization: Major Lasting Effects on Health, Work and More
Outcomes two months after a hospital stay for COVID-19 include high rates of death, rehospitalization, lingering health issues and problems with work and finances.
News Release
Serving those who served: U-M and the VA Ann Arbor hospital
Across the country, university hospitals and medical schools had stepped forward to partner with the Veterans Administration and make sure that care was available.
Health Lab
What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court’s ACA Case?
The Affordable Care Act is in front of the Supreme Court, and the health insurance of millions could change if it’s overturned.
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Health Lab
Taking a Scalpel to Opioid Painkiller Risks
Surgery shouldn’t lead to opioid dependence or addiction, but research is showing ways to prevent it.
News Release
Voting from a hospital bed: Emergency absentee ballot help available for Michigan Medicine patients
A medical emergency doesn’t have to keep Michigan Medicine patients from casting their ballot in the Nov. 3 national, state and local election, thanks to the efforts of a team of staff and medical students.
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Health Lab
Feeling Helpless as the Pandemic Continues? 26 Things You Can Do to Help
How to assist your community, neighbors, family and friends through the fall and winter.
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Health Lab
On Eve of Election, Young People Share Views on Healthcare and More
Pandemic and health issues are top of mind for the election, and changes to reproductive health funding are unpopular among people ages 14-24.
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Health Lab
Done with 2020? Think 2021. Sign Up for Health Insurance Now
Open Enrollment for health insurance is a crucial time, even as the Affordable Care Act’s fate hangs in the balance.
 change in naloxone use by EMS march-sept. 2019 vs 2020. red: over 30% increase in 2020. dark blue: over 20% decrease in 2020. Change in suspected opioid overdose deaths March-Sept. 2019-2020. lighter colors: smaller increase/decrease gray = low data dark gay = no data
Health Lab
Real-Time Overdose Tracking Helps Show COVID-19’s Effects
Opioid overdose deaths and uses of naloxone Narcan by first responders both rose during the peak COVID-19 months in Michigan.
Health Lab
The ACA Turns 10 and Faces a Pandemic, an Election and a Supreme Court Case
The Affordable Care Act faces tests from COVID-19 as voters and justices determine the fate of its insurance programs and more.
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