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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH

@klaryaggi.bsky.social
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Professor of Medicine; Physician-Scientist; Ardent supporter of the NIH and VA's role in advancing medical care, translational science, and public health; Proponent of government programs/policies that support public welfare and uplift vulnerable citizens.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 09/07/2026
Understanding the impacts of heat on brain health requires collaboration across neuroscience, climate science, public health, medicine, engineering, and other disciplines. Interdisciplinary research will be key to informing effective adaptation and public health strategies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Ourt own Naftali Kaminskisi shares lessons vital for navigating today’s challenging climate for science and healthcare: 🔹 Hold firm to your core values while adapting to changing environments. 🔹 Neutrality isn’t an option in critical moments. 🔹 Choose battles carefully to avoid burnout
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Are You Recruitable?
Podcast Episode · Leadership Currency with Dr. Doug McKinley · 05/26/2025 · 42m
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Science is under siege
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Impeach Trump
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Providing critical health information is one of its main functions. #publichealthbalckout #scienceunderseige
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Springsteen’s not just Born to Run—he’s born to speak truth. Total badass move including those remarks on the EP. We need everyone, famous or not, to call out injustice, stand up, and speak truth to power. Silence is complicity.
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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 14/05/2025
I've never seen "running government like a business is bad, actually" illustrated as plainly and clearly as this:
Screenshot of a post from weaselle from Jun 18, 2024:

I've said it before and i'll say it again: what we want is for these things to be run like a HOUSEHOLD... a home. A household still has a budget and an income and resources to manage; all the moving parts are the same but the focus is different.

A business will let every person in it die a terrible death if it makes the business profit. A household will spend it's last dollar to keep the people in it safe and healthy.

A household will use money as a resource to add value to the lives of the people in the household. A business will use people as a resource to add monetary value to the business.

We don't want a government run like a business, we want a country run like a household. Because we live here.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is brilliant. Let’s do it!
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Don't Be a Sucker open.substack.com/pub/fakenous...
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Don't Be a Sucker
A sucker, in American slang, is a person who is easily taken advantage of.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The State Department is changing its mind about human rights www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
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The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Olympic Diving Coach Ron O’Brien
The Art of the Rip and the Ripple Effect
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 09/04/2025
About 90% of the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador had no criminal record in the US, according to a review of records by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record
Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
T Big leap in diagnostic AI: AMIE outperforms physicians on many fronts. But before robots replace doctors, two questions: Who carries the legal risk if AI gets it wrong? Will patients ever feel truly cared for without a human in the loop?
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you for posting these papers. Big leap in diagnostic AI: AMIE outperforms physicians on many fronts. But before robots replace doctors, two questions: Who carries the legal risk if AI gets it wrong? Will patients ever feel truly cared for without a human in the loop?
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you for posting these papers. Big leap in diagnostic AI: AMIE outperforms physicians on many fronts. But before robots replace doctors, two questions: Who carries the legal risk if AI gets it wrong? Will patients ever feel truly cared for without a human in the loop?
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you for sharing. Big leap in diagnostic AI: AMIE outperforms physicians on many fronts. But before replacing doctors with robots, two questions: Who carries the legal risk if AI gets it wrong? Will patients ever feel truly cared for without a human in the loop?
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We absolutely should communicate public wins, but not everything needs a podium and press conference. Real leadership is knowing when to speak and when to let the work speak for itself. Would love to see both parties find that balance between silent competence and performative governance.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Our shared takeaway is that the pursuit of meaning is noble and universal, but we must also recognize who gets to walk that path. True self-actualization doesn’t stop with personal fulfillment—it expands to help others rise, too.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Her critique reminded me of Maslow’s hierarchy: self-actualization sits at the top, but only after more basic needs — safety, belonging, stability — are met. Brooks’s message rings true, but it also presumes that access to resources and autonomy are available to all.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
My wife, however, had a different reaction. She found the piece troublingly narrow — it featured only male figures and implicitly privileged those with the freedom to explore their passions without caregiving burdens or structural barriers.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
David Brooks’s March 27 essay beautifully illuminates the winding, often painful path to self-fulfillment — sparked by enchantment, sustained by discipline. His portrait of vocation and craftsmanship as sources of meaning resonated deeply with me.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Opinion | How to Have a Passionate Life
Why people do things that are unpleasantly hard.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Presenting March Napness—a playful twist on March Madness, to support rescued bears who love a good snooze. Join the fun and sign up here: www.fourpawsusa.org/our-stories/... Brought to you from your friends at the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine! #MarchNapness #SavetheBears #YaleSleep
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March Napness 2025
Inspired by March Madness, a contest to see which bear will be the champion of sleep.
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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Honored to be among those elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering - and also really proud of Dr. Erica Herzog!! #ThisIsYalePCCSM
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 25/03/2025
Well now you know why we don't hire mediocre white men just to fill a quota.
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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
On this day, when my two countries, the one I was born in & gave me education, culture & identity & the one that generously adopted me & gave me career, science & impact in the world, struggle with their democracies, I find solace & strength in the humans around me, family, friends, colleagues.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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The Mob Boss Presidency
Trump’s Soprano-Style Global Shakedown
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 14/03/2025
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Opinion | America Can’t Be Great if America Is Stupid
Trump’s attack on higher education and scientific research undermines some of our most competitive advantages.
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Louder for those in the back, please 🛟🧪🩺
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"It’s very challenging to maintain my focus on science when...a small group of people without an electoral mandate are trying to destroy the public-private partnership that has made the U.S. biomedical system the envy of the world, and why so many people from around the world come here to get care"
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thank you #AHA for this timely advocacy for the NIH. It would nice to see a correapk d in g d unwnt from the #ATS advocacy group.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The only semipluasinle articulati ok n of Trumps foreign Policy comes from Scottish Historian Nialls Ferguson. It's worth a listen. open.substack.com/pub/samharri...
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Making Sense #402 - The Geopolitics of Trump 2.0
A Conversation with Niall Ferguson
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This article by Thomas Friedman sums it up. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
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Opinion | A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Very provide d of my daughter gett g published in Nature Communications.
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Drewthulu @csonkatroy.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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Opinion | Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters
If a business fails, it’s not a big deal. When government services break down, people can die.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Overwhelmed by the daily political chaos? Take a step back—way back. The Universe podcast with John Green and Dr. Katie Mack is pure escapism, zooming out from earthly noise to the vast, mind-bending wonders of the cosmos. A little perspective never hurts. #LookUp podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Ep. 11: How It All Ends
Podcast Episode · Crash Course Pods: The Universe · 09/11/2024 · 1h 14m
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Scientists?
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Cod liver oil injections?!
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Love this.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A new study in JAMA Network Open reveals that women with a history of gestational diabetes (GD) who experience short sleep duration (≤6 hours) or frequent snoring face a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Better sleep = Better metabolic health! #SleepHealth #DiabetesPrevention
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man, observed that cooperation, compassion, and social bonds were evolutionary advantages, helping humans care for the sick, protect the vulnerable, and build strong communities—essential elements of long-term success.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I have warned about the rightwing attack on empathy. It is as dangerous as any attack on democracy. It will accelerate in Musks’ hands. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Last night, Trump delivered an EPIC 99-minute speech without a single fact—a new world record! Republicans are calling it a “masterclass in alternative reality.” Meanwhile, Democrats fumbled their response by accidentally including facts. www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-sets...
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Trump Sets Record for Longest Speech Without Single Fact
Republicans were awestruck by their leader’s ability, at the age of 78, to give such a sustained fact-free oration.
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Klar Yaggi MD, MPH @klaryaggi.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A brilliant idea for Tesla owners who want to piss off Elon. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82RM2AS/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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