Prof Gavin Yamey
@gavinyamey.bsky.social
Hymowitz Family Professor of Global Health & Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. DJ at WXDU (Thursdays, 4-6pm ET, wxdu.org). TIME columnist. He/him. Tallest Jew on Earth.
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Prof Gavin Yamey
@gavinyamey.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Trump’s war on diversity in medical education could shorten Americans’ lives
Building a diverse medical workforce is a crucial step to improving population health outcomes, write Gavin Yamey and Michael D Green
The Trump administration and its allies have recently taken seve...
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🚨In a new piece that I co-authored with @michaeldgreen.com for @bmj.com, we argue that Trump's war on DEI in medical education will damage the health of Americans
We present research evidence showing that a diverse medical workforce improves population health outcomes
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We present research evidence showing that a diverse medical workforce improves population health outcomes
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
And of course Jay Bhattacharya & his buddy Russell Brand are speakers 👀
Other AmericaFest sponsors include Project 2025 architects The Heritage Foundation, multiple anti-LGBTQ hate groups like “Gays Against Groomers,” Moms for Liberty, and the American Family Association, and multiple anti-choice groups like the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, LiveAction, and PreBorn.
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
And of course Jay Bhattacharya & his buddy Russell Brand are speakers 👀
🧈🧈🧈 Yup
Anthony Bourdain, on butter: “It’s the first and last thing in almost every pan: the final hit is called “monter au beurre.” In a good restaurant, what this all adds up to is that you could be putting away almost a stick of butter with every meal.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
Anthony Bourdain, on butter: “It’s the first and last thing in almost every pan: the final hit is called “monter au beurre.” In a good restaurant, what this all adds up to is that you could be putting away almost a stick of butter with every meal.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
pro tip: 99% of the time the reason restaurant food tastes better than yours is because they double down on the high fat dairy and salt
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🧈🧈🧈 Yup
Anthony Bourdain, on butter: “It’s the first and last thing in almost every pan: the final hit is called “monter au beurre.” In a good restaurant, what this all adds up to is that you could be putting away almost a stick of butter with every meal.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
Anthony Bourdain, on butter: “It’s the first and last thing in almost every pan: the final hit is called “monter au beurre.” In a good restaurant, what this all adds up to is that you could be putting away almost a stick of butter with every meal.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
I suspect the main reason that he’s smiling in this cover shoot is that—tragically—he is having huge success in dismantling the US public health system & rolling back vaccines, so vaccine-preventable diseases are surging, which is the world he wants
Also: @theatlantic.com gave him GREAT PR here 😢
Also: @theatlantic.com gave him GREAT PR here 😢
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I suspect the main reason that he’s smiling in this cover shoot is that—tragically—he is having huge success in dismantling the US public health system & rolling back vaccines, so vaccine-preventable diseases are surging, which is the world he wants
Also: @theatlantic.com gave him GREAT PR here 😢
Also: @theatlantic.com gave him GREAT PR here 😢
Nuzzi played a huge role in elevating RFK Jr—he’s now dismantling the US public health system & rolling back vaccines, causing death & disease
The Great Barrington Declaration dudes (MAGA/MAHA heroes!)—Bhattacharya & Kulldorff—were also crucial. The destruction of US public health is their legacy🤬
The Great Barrington Declaration dudes (MAGA/MAHA heroes!)—Bhattacharya & Kulldorff—were also crucial. The destruction of US public health is their legacy🤬
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nuzzi played a huge role in elevating RFK Jr—he’s now dismantling the US public health system & rolling back vaccines, causing death & disease
The Great Barrington Declaration dudes (MAGA/MAHA heroes!)—Bhattacharya & Kulldorff—were also crucial. The destruction of US public health is their legacy🤬
The Great Barrington Declaration dudes (MAGA/MAHA heroes!)—Bhattacharya & Kulldorff—were also crucial. The destruction of US public health is their legacy🤬
Over 400 people have registered! The best cure for your FOMO is to register and join us (I have the privilege of moderating) 😎
We are pleased to sponsor the online seminar, "Global Health After the Breakpoint: Evidence for What Comes Next", featuring a panel of experts to discuss the future of global health. It's not too late to register using the link below! 🧪
📆 Tuesday 2nd Dec
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📆 Tuesday 2nd Dec
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November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Over 400 people have registered! The best cure for your FOMO is to register and join us (I have the privilege of moderating) 😎
Vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in the past 50 years (www.who.int/news/item/24...)
But RFK Jr says, falsely, that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid & warns of a vaccine-linked Holocaust—these are kooky anti-vaxx lies
But RFK Jr says, falsely, that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid & warns of a vaccine-linked Holocaust—these are kooky anti-vaxx lies
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in the past 50 years (www.who.int/news/item/24...)
But RFK Jr says, falsely, that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid & warns of a vaccine-linked Holocaust—these are kooky anti-vaxx lies
But RFK Jr says, falsely, that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid & warns of a vaccine-linked Holocaust—these are kooky anti-vaxx lies
My late-midlife crisis is manifesting itself in me wearing mostly fluorescent band T-shirts, lol
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My late-midlife crisis is manifesting itself in me wearing mostly fluorescent band T-shirts, lol
Yes, of course, I know, I’m ridiculous, but it would practically be a crime to visit Paris and not take THE photo
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Yes, of course, I know, I’m ridiculous, but it would practically be a crime to visit Paris and not take THE photo
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
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November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It’s not traditional but we’re kicking off Thanksgiving by watching the Sound of Music and it really is a profound movie—at its heart it’s about grief and loss, and when Captain Von Trapp says “You brought music back into the house; I had forgotten,” I could not hold back the tears
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a building
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a building
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s not traditional but we’re kicking off Thanksgiving by watching the Sound of Music and it really is a profound movie—at its heart it’s about grief and loss, and when Captain Von Trapp says “You brought music back into the house; I had forgotten,” I could not hold back the tears
This is incorrect 😉
“Your Love Is King” is 1st
“Your Love Is King” is 1st
Smooth Operater is 1st. Everything else is tied for 2nd.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is incorrect 😉
“Your Love Is King” is 1st
“Your Love Is King” is 1st
Exactly right:
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
Every day is a new opportunity for RFK Jr to make more kids susceptible to more preventable diseases, and every day is a new opportunity for us to stop this culty fucking creep from killing more of our kids
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The Church of Disease Chronicity and Proliferation
Preventable disease is RFK, Jr's religion so I'm calling for a crusade
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Exactly right:
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
Greatest Thanksgiving album ever made, hands down
This is just an exceptionally fantastic album. Vince Guaraldi was a genius, and the musicians he worked with were just phenomenal. cc: @gavinyamey.bsky.social
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (50th Anniversary Edition) by Vince Guaraldi Quintet & Vince Guaraldi on Apple Music
Album · 2023 · 21 Songs
music.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Greatest Thanksgiving album ever made, hands down
Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us - Official - 1988
YouTube video by SadeVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
When RFK Jr posted a video on X saying the government would no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy—despite the proven benefits of such vaccination & the risks of infection in pregnancy—2 physicians stood at his side, smiling & nodding, Drs Makary & Bhattacharya. It was frustrating 😡
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
When RFK Jr posted a video on X saying the government would no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy—despite the proven benefits of such vaccination & the risks of infection in pregnancy—2 physicians stood at his side, smiling & nodding, Drs Makary & Bhattacharya. It was frustrating 😡
YES 👇👇👇
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
YES 👇👇👇
Reposted by Prof Gavin Yamey
RFK Jr. and his deputies are dangers to the public
ByHeart says all its baby formula could be tainted with botulism
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
RFK Jr. and his deputies are dangers to the public
Yes, certainly, the anti-vaccine/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/conspiracy theory movement is both wildly authoritarian AND eugenicist
MAHA is expanding its reach but many experts in authoritarianism are hearing echoes of the eugenics movement, the discredited pseudoscience that supports racial superiority & quackery, not scientific facts. Make America Healthy Again pushes vulnerable people aside & cuts off lifelines to healthcare👇
As MAHA Expands Its Reach, Some Critics Hear Echoes of the Eugenics Movement
What does 'Make America Healthy Again' really stand for?
www.medpagetoday.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Yes, certainly, the anti-vaccine/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/conspiracy theory movement is both wildly authoritarian AND eugenicist
Lord help us; what a genuine tragedy for public health, healthcare, & science that Trump & RFK Jr appointed Great Barrington Declaration dudes into leadership roles 😢
Why is the head of the world’s preeminent medical science research institute relying on an anonymous, anti-vax, software engineer known only as “Ben” for his COVID epidemiology?
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
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🧪 #episky #NIH
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
🧪 #episky #NIH
HHS Science Is Rotting From the Head
How RFK Jr and Jay Bhattacharya Are Undermining Science at HHS
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Lord help us; what a genuine tragedy for public health, healthcare, & science that Trump & RFK Jr appointed Great Barrington Declaration dudes into leadership roles 😢
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🇫🇷 In Paris, so I am reflecting on my favorite song by a Parisian
Might be this one? Top 10 tune of all time in any genre of any era
youtu.be/crblDrrcunQ?...
Might be this one? Top 10 tune of all time in any genre of any era
youtu.be/crblDrrcunQ?...
Sébastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Record Makers
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🇫🇷 In Paris, so I am reflecting on my favorite song by a Parisian
Might be this one? Top 10 tune of all time in any genre of any era
youtu.be/crblDrrcunQ?...
Might be this one? Top 10 tune of all time in any genre of any era
youtu.be/crblDrrcunQ?...
🇫🇷 It’s almost silly how beautiful Paris is
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🇫🇷 It’s almost silly how beautiful Paris is
On the Eurostar to Paris. Yes, several fellow middle aged people have commented on my band T-shirt 😎
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
On the Eurostar to Paris. Yes, several fellow middle aged people have commented on my band T-shirt 😎
Reposted by Prof Gavin Yamey
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
It really is
Our son got his first dose of HPV vaccine when he was 9
Vaccinating boys & men has benefits for BOTH women (e.g., helping to reduce HPV transmission to female sexual partners) AND men (e.g., reducing the risk of oral, head & neck, penile, & anal cancers)
Our son got his first dose of HPV vaccine when he was 9
Vaccinating boys & men has benefits for BOTH women (e.g., helping to reduce HPV transmission to female sexual partners) AND men (e.g., reducing the risk of oral, head & neck, penile, & anal cancers)
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It really is
Our son got his first dose of HPV vaccine when he was 9
Vaccinating boys & men has benefits for BOTH women (e.g., helping to reduce HPV transmission to female sexual partners) AND men (e.g., reducing the risk of oral, head & neck, penile, & anal cancers)
Our son got his first dose of HPV vaccine when he was 9
Vaccinating boys & men has benefits for BOTH women (e.g., helping to reduce HPV transmission to female sexual partners) AND men (e.g., reducing the risk of oral, head & neck, penile, & anal cancers)