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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Most nurses focus on caring for patients, but some also pursue academic research to improve standards of care. Six Michigan Medicine experts discuss the crucial connection.
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Giving more health-care spending flexibility under a states’ rights approach could benefit a population the current administration has sought to discourage, a new report finds.
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Most older Americans are satisfied with their sex lives, but frequency varies by age, health and other factors. And not many consult their doctors about sex-related problems.
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A new poll busts stereotypes about the sex lives of older Americans – and reveals gender and health-related divides on key aspects of sexual health, while highlighting the need for more people to talk with their health providers about sexual issues.
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Many older adults with severe hearing loss don’t have hearing aids, but those with them typically use less costly types of health care, a new study finds.
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What if we could better treat, and even prevent recurrence of, triple negative breast cancer? Or what if we could improve patient compliance and lower the stress associated with IVF treatment?
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University of Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra takes the stage of U-M’s Hill Auditorium for a free concert on May 2.
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Spring cleaning isn’t just for dust and grime – medicine cabinets need it too, especially in the face of a growing epidemic of misused prescription drugs such as opioid painkillers.
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You can never be too careful about health-related fraud. What consumers should know about Medicare cards — and more.
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A new model analyzes a wealth of information to better predict which patients are more prone to the dangerous infection.
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Stress granules help the body’s cells protect their most important messenger, RNA — a process that could give clues to cancer and other diseases.
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Read the results of a recent study finding that the majority of older adults support the use of medical marijuana for pain management when recommended by a doctor.
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Recent discoveries about how the immune system reacts to injury - and the dire consequences if that response spirals out of control - could help improve trauma care.
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With the tearing of an envelope, 162 University of Michigan medical students found out their fate today at noon, along with tens of thousands of their peers nationwide.
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March Madness isn't just for basketball anymore at the University of Michigan. A U-M team has advanced to the quarterfinal round in another tournament, with their eyes on the championship.
