Geriatrician, PD of Geriatric Med Fellowship at @UmichMedicine. Alumna @DukeGeriatrics @IMResidencyDuke. Tweets ≠ medical advice, opinions my own.
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I am officially sunsetting this account. It's a hard decision, but I've just found X to be a shell of former #AcademicTwitter. Instead, I'll be primarily posting on @bluesky and am excited to join a robust community on that platform.
To follow me there: kahligoblue.bsky.social
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At @JAMA_current today, 2 radiologists publish what should be the consent form for a total body MRI in healthy people
Note: "no major medical society recommends whole-body MRI screening in the general population because it is unproven, and the harms likely outweigh the benefits."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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University of Michigan Health hospitals received an A grade from @LeapfrogGroup based on quality and safety. We are proud that our teams who are dedicated to excellent patient care have earned this recognition. Learn more at michmed.org/leapfrog.
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Breaking News: The FDA has blocked publication of research that found widely used Covid-19 and shingles vaccines were safe. nyti.ms/49dtF24
Today I'll be presenting a free webinar on #capacity determinations, co-presented by the Elder Law & Disability Rights Section of @MIStateBar and the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative.
If you practice law and your clients include #olderadults I hope that you'll join!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Thank you to all who kept our patients, and our #AnnArbor medical campus, safe last night during a powerful storm that prompted a tornado warning and caused these dramatic scenes captured by photographer Kai Petainen.
Even in the middle of the night, our teams are there for all.
ALT Lightning storm over the U-M Medical campus and Ann Arbor in the early hours of April 15, 2026 - photo by Kai Petainen Used with permission
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Tip to #ReframeAging: Use the Communication Best Practices Guide when crafting presentations, press releases, academic papers, letters to the editor, websites, publications, consumer materials, speeches, and other communications. You do not need to be a professional in the field of communication or aging to benefit from this guide! bit.ly/3y3xx6J
Are you an @AmerGeriatrics #ADGAP member?
Check out our upcoming webinar on demystifying the @acgme site visit! I'll be speaking with other program directors about our experiences and how to best prepare.
Signup available in the AGS and ADGAP newsletters or DM me for info!
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Have you heard about young people dying suddenly after COVID-19 vaccination?
Our new study in @PLOSMedicine shows there's absolutely nothing to that. If anything, the opposite is true.
With @husam247 and @DrJeffKwong
journals.plos.org/plosmedici…
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Facts matter. We have offered to extend our current contract with BCBSM. Anything beyond that, we would earn through better access, better quality, and cost performance. Even under our proposal, BCBSM would continue paying us below other insurers in MI: UofMHealth.org/BCBSM
ALT A statement from Michigan Medicine addressing a claim by Blue Cross. It reads: "Blue Cross claims Michigan Medicine asked for a big pay hike. FACT: We asked Blue Cross to simply extend our contract and give us the chance to earn more by delivering high-quality patient care." The Michigan Medicine logo is in the bottom right corner.
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RFK Jr’s changes to our nation’s childhood vaccine schedule fly in the face of science and threaten the lives of kids nationwide. This ruling offers a temporary reprieve from the madness, but I’m afraid the damage has already been done.
#Breaking: A federal judge in Boston stalled major parts of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to remake vaccine policy in the U.S., saying the Trump administration had likely violated the law. statnews.com/2026/03/16/kenn…
Are you over 18?
Are you your own decision-maker?
Then you need advance directives!
Life is busy and it's easy to let these sort of administrative tasks fall to the wayside.
But if you have preferences regarding emergency medical treatment, who may speak for you if you can't speak for yourself, or where your money will go if you pass away, then advance care planning is the ONLY mechanism to ensure your wishes are carried out.
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#MichiganMedicine provides some of the most complex care in the state – but is reimbursed significantly less than peer academic medical centers. @umichmedicine
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Medical guidelines keep recommending lower and lower blood pressure, especially given emerging findings about a link to cognition. Latest New Old Age. nytimes.com/2026/03/14/healt…
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Why are @BCBSM premiums high but payments to providers low?
The hospital reimbursement across Michigan was just 189% of Medicare compared with Wisconsin at 321%.
Premiums were $8,900 in 2022 in MI, compared to $8,200 in WI.
@umichmedicine
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Is snoring OK? Do you need less sleep as you get older? Our sleep team separates fact from fiction! #Worldsleepday
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RFK Jr.’s political power may lie in how he talks about science.
A linguist explains how his rhetoric reframes doubt as common sense, turning skepticism into a political identity (from our sister edition in France):
buff.ly/livYaiO
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Michigan hospitals receive the third-lowest reimbursement rates in the U.S., ahead of only Arkansas and Iowa, according to the 2024 RAND Price Transparency Study.
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@HastingsNicki & @SaraCaitlinB with major support from the research team outlines best practices for rolling out STRIDE, an evidence-based walking program now in 70+ VA hospitals, improving patient mobility and care nationwide. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4174…
