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 gift from the Prechter family supports bipolar research
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Clostridium difficile infection and prevention could be linked to excess gut calcium in awakening and prevention, according to new information on c. diff.
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A Michigan pioneer paved the way for better infectious disease prevention and care, and for medical school-based research. A new book tells his story.
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A new digital tool offers an evidence-based guide to vascular access devices that could change bedside decisions — and boost patient safety.
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Results from the new National Poll on Healthy Aging reveal opportunities for patients to speak up, and for professionals to aid more.
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If you feel hamstrung by the high price of medication, here’s what to tell your doctor and pharmacist, plus tips on how to cut out-of-pocket costs.
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As the nationwide health care debate roars on, lauded U-M health policy researcher John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P., reflects on research’s role.
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A survey and interviews with newly covered Michigan residents show a positive effect on physical and mental health — and, in turn, employment.
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Data-mining medical bills may help protect patients from dangerous complications stemming from medical devices, a U-M team suggests.
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A new report finds encouraging, but still inconclusive, evidence that exercising the brain and body can decrease the long-term risk of cognitive decline.
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As the nation’s premier health policy training program for clinicians shuts down, new programs have risen to take its place.
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The stubborn cyst form of a common parasite can’t cause disease without a key digestion factor, new mouse research shows. This suggests an avenue for future treatments.
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As funding for basic science research and education stalls in the U.S. and other countries, competition from China is skyrocketing, a new study finds.
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Polyomavirus harnesses cellular “motors” to bring together the supplies that can build a portal for itself, researchers show.
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Nearly 1 in 5 patients with a lap band undergoes multiple device-related reoperations, and complication rates range widely among hospitals, new research finds.
