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  • 3 days ago | michiganmedicine.org | Kara Gavin

    Millions of times a year, patients travel from every county of Michigan and beyond to seek care at the hospitals and clinics of Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic medical center. Thousands of future and new doctors, nurses, biomedical scientists and other health professionals prepare for their careers in its classrooms, labs and clinical spaces. Countless discoveries about human health and disease spring from U-M research studies.

  • 1 week ago | michiganmedicine.org | Kara Gavin

    Brad Uren, M.D., has seen what heat can do to a person. He’s treated countless patients for heat-related illness in the emergency department at U-M Health – including many who didn’t realize that their age, health or prescription medication put them at higher risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. That’s why he loves to share his top tips for staying cool during a heat wave. These tips apply to anyone, regardless of their risk level.

  • 1 week ago | michiganmedicine.org | Kara Gavin

    Brad Uren, M.D., has seen what heat can do to a person. He’s treated countless patients for heat-related illness in the emergency department at University of Michigan Health – including many who didn’t realize that their age, health or prescription medication put them at higher risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. That’s why he loves to share his top tips for staying cool during a heat wave. These tips apply to anyone, regardless of their risk level.

  • 3 weeks ago | michiganmedicine.org | Kara Gavin

    More than half of older Americans now get their Medicare coverage through an insurance company’s Medicare Advantage plan. But many go on to switch plans or even leave for traditional Medicare when Open Enrollment comes around each autumn. Researchers have had a hard time getting access to data that could help them understand what drives these changes, which have major implications for federal spending on Medicare as well as individuals’ health.

  • 3 weeks ago | michiganmedicine.org | Kara Gavin

    The University of Michigan Medical School's effort to celebrate its history, including the preservation of a century-old building on U-M's main medical campus, has won recognition from Ann Arbor's Historic District Commission. The school is celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2025. The Simpson Memorial Institute building, constructed beginning in 1925, stands on Observatory Street at the top of Ann Street, near the Frankel Cardiovascular Center.

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Kara Gavin
Kara Gavin @karag
3 Jun 25

RT @UM_IHPI: Medicare Advantage has been hard to study - even though more than half of Americans over 65 now get their health care covered…

Kara Gavin
Kara Gavin @karag
29 May 25

RT @wxyzdetroit: More moms are having a tough time with both their mental and physical health. A new study shows a sharp rise in moms repor…

Kara Gavin
Kara Gavin @karag
29 May 25

Looking forward to hosting this one! New data on cannabis in Michigan will be discussed!

Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine @umichmedicine

Tomorrow, May 29th Join us for a free livestream w/ U-M experts from Psychiatry & the Injury Prevention Center. Discover the latest research on cannabis use. Ask questions live! Don’t miss out! #CannabisTalks #UMichLive #MentalHealthMonth https://t.co/WtPyYDLPAC https://t.co/DzVWhiKZof