@karagavin
Science/medical writer & media relations for University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine/Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation) focusing on #primarycare, #mentalhealth, aging & #healthpolicy Mom, wife, baker, French horn player, AAAS Fellow, J! bronze
156 years ago this month, the @umich.edu Regents began the process of making a landmark decision:
To allow women to study medicine along with men.
That fall, U-M became the first truly coeducational #medschool.
I trace what came after in this story:
michmed.org/7Krvd
#medhist #womenshistorymonth
Screenshot of Jeopardy clue
Finally got to watch my recording of the actual show and get you this screenshot…
Also - If you're aware of any major female figures/firsts/milestones in our history that I haven't included, please reply or DM me!
Want to learn more about U-M medical history? Come to our museum exhibit in Ann Arbor, which has just been extended through the summer! (you heard it here first!) michmed.org/museum
Now, to be fair, the first female med students had to have all but one of their classes completely separate from the men. But that only lasted a few years.
And even after that, their anatomy classes were separate for years - and anatomy labs were separate for decades.
But it was still a BIG deal.
(deleted previous version because of omitted hashtag and also a failed attempt to do math before second cup of coffee.)
156 years ago this month, the @umich.edu Regents began the process of making a landmark decision:
To allow women to study medicine along with men.
That fall, U-M became the first truly coeducational #medschool.
I trace what came after in this story:
michmed.org/7Krvd
#medhist #womenshistorymonth
I’m sure @kenjennings.bsky.social could oblige… after all, not many academics get name-checked in Jeopardy! clues…
A new study from Professor @nicholson.bsky.social and others found that U.S. adults were significantly more likely to trust in medical AI in scenarios with oversight of a clinician and other protections in place.
Read more: news.umich.edu/the-algorith...
Speaking of Psychology podcast graphic with photo of Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Michael McDonell, PhD
Our members who study substance use disorder treatment have led multiple studies evaluating the impact of an approach called contingency management.
Hear @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss this work on the American Psychological Assn's podcast: www.apa.org/news/podcast... #psychsky #addiction
I remember when Michigan's legislature repealed the motorcycle helmet law, and the governor went along.
Now, a team of University of Michigan trauma surgeons has published a study of what happened next, just in terms of hospital costs for crash survivors. www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/m...
“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.” ~ Daniel Kahneman
March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024
It's Fish Doorbell season again!! I am completely obsessed with this thing. It's an aquatic gate in the Netherlands that lets fish pass through so they can go about their lives despite the dam. Watch the livestream. If you see a fish, ring the doorbell, and the gates open!! 🐟❤️
visdeurbel.nl/en/
#womenshistorymonth #Histmed
Twitter mentions Friday 6 February: 17,947 posts Bluesky, same timeframe: 24,512 posts
Since we have 2 months of 2026 data now, we can see if the trend we saw last year holds up: does research from the current year get shared more on Bluesky or X-Twitter?
As you can see here, we still see days regularly where Bluesky's volume of research sharing is markedly higher than Twitter.
1/9
How I arrived on Bluesky
@umich.edu has calculated the shared cost of what seems like a personal choice -- helmet use & motorcycles. There was a 26% increase in crash patient costs, threatening already strained trauma systems. More from @drninashapiro.bsky.social in @forbes.com 🏍️
I’m not sure the story answers the question in its headline but here’s a gift link… wapo.st/40HaN6U
Something the #tcmparty community might enjoy…
As medical debt grows in importance on the #healthpolicy front, our IHPI team leveraged Michigan's statewide trauma registry—based at our institute—and deidentified credit report data to examine the lasting financial effects of traumatic injury. What we found: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...
4 reasons to call, text and or chat 988 1) thoughts of suicide 2) drinking too much or drug use 3) feeling depressed or anxious 4) trauma whatever the reason for connecting, 988 is there to help.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Whether facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, their caring counselors are there 24/7.
You are not alone.
#SelfInjuryAwarenessMonth #CDC #PublicHealth
How heartbreaking.
It may be too soon, but this recent piece by one of our child psychiatrists here at Michigan addresses a real need: for parents of teens to say their kids that it’s ok to come to them if they’re worried that a friend is about to harm themselves: www.newsweek.com/doctor-truth...
MICHIGAN STATE CAPITOL, EAST LAWN 1:00pm - 3:00pm STAND UP FOR SCIENCE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION MARCH 7TH
LANSING! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#March7
#rally
#standupforscience
#March7Lansing
#science
Americans don’t want war.
We want healthcare.
We want good education for all, free of debt.
We want everyone to have housing.
We want livable wages.
The ruling class gets rich off war while the working class dies.
Ah, spring in Michigan, and the rest of the upper Midwest. When your vehicle’s automatic lane keeping device should really come with a pothole avoidance exception mode.
Charles Best standing outdoors in front of a two-storey brick house. He is leaning against the front of a car, smiling, and wearing a light-colored jacket over a shirt and tie. The house behind him has shuttered windows and a central doorway, with a chimney visible on the left side of the roof. Trees and grass surround the building. The photograph is in black and white and framed from about mid-torso upward.
The work Charles Best did in the discovery of insulin was so critical that Sir Frederick Banting shared half his Nobel Prize money with him.
Eventually, the Nobel Prize Committee apologized for omitting him, and stated it was a mistake.
This is his story.
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Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ah, spring in Michigan, and the rest of the upper Midwest. When your vehicle’s automatic lane keeping device should really come with a pothole avoidance exception mode.
