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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A new study reveals that how doctors dress affects patient satisfaction with their care. See the results, including how patients think doctors should dress in various healthcare settings.
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Nearly 70 percent of non-VA hospitals require influenza vaccination or mask use during flu season by all who care for patients, compared with 4 percent of VA hospitals.
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Despite widespread availability, the online resource goes unused by many older Americans. And adaptation varies by age, income and education level.
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These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the Internet. But a new poll suggests that many older adults still aren’t using online systems to communicate with the doctors and other health care providers they rely on – despite the widespread availability of such systems.
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A new tool that takes into account personalized risks and benefits, and allows for a range of patient preferences, will help clinicians decide whom to screen for lung cancer.
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As they started across the stage of the University of Michigan’s historic Hill Auditorium this afternoon, 165 future health care leaders were students. But when they stepped off the stage, they were physicians.
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After two other depression treatment options fail to give relief, a new analysis suggests patients and providers may want to look to electroconvulsive therapy.
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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.
