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
A long time coming: The saga of today’s University Hospital
When it opened in 1925, the University of Michigan’s flagship hospital was one of the largest, most modern facilities of its kind in the world.
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Health Lab
New Guides Offer Advice and Wisdom from COVID-19 Patients and Caregivers
New guides give practical tips and useful information for anyone living through COVID-19, or being a caregiver to someone who is.
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U-M publishes free guides packed with advice and wisdom from COVID-19 patients & caregivers
University of Michigan has created a set of nine COVID-19 guidebooks, based on the wisdom and experience of people who have lived through the disease or served as caregivers to others.
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Health Lab
Costs, COVID-19 Risk and Delays Top Older Adults’ Concerns About Seeking Emergency Care
People over 50 may be avoiding emergency rooms because of fear of COVID-19, in addition to their usual concerns about wait times and costs, a new poll finds.
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Health Lab
First 10 Days After Leaving Hospital Carry High Risk for COVID-19 Patients
The first 10 days after a COVID-19 hospital stay may be especially dangerous, compared with heart failure and pneumonia, study in veterans finds.
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Health Lab
How to Make Sure People Get the Second Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccines require two doses for full protection. Money, transportation, reminders and support will help ensure people get both.
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Health Lab
From the Heart: Study Shows Impact of Social Media Appeals from COVID-19 Frontliners
Emergency physicians sharing personal messages has across-the-board impact, randomized simulation finds.
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Season of Giving: Michigan Medicine hosts new community-wide food drive to help neighbors in need
The season of giving has once again arrived in Michigan. But this one comes amid a surging pandemic, an economic downturn, and a looming deadline for continuation of federal financial relief.
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Health Lab
People in Addiction Recovery Less Likely to Get Effective Depression Care
Veterans in recovery treatment for addiction received worse care for a new diagnosis of depression than other veterans, including antidepressants and psychotherapy.
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.
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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.
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