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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH

@socialepi.bsky.social
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Prof. of Social Epidemiology | Founder & President of the International Social Epidemiology Society | Deputy Editor, JECH | Alum @hsph.harvard.edu @uoftmedicine.bsky.social | Views my own

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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Laid off from its workforce in 2025: RTI - 1/3 (200 more this quarter in 2026) Mathematica - 40% RAND - 11%
axios.com
Layoffs deepen at Research Triangle Park's RTI International
The nonprofit is eliminating 200 positions after laying off a third of its workforce in 2025.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pre-Rothko
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Emails these days, even years post-pandemic, seem to take longer to send and receive, and this seems to compound. A topic that would normally resolve in a day now takes several days. How do we regain that lost efficiency, not just for emails (as an example) but for work in general? #AcademicSky
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
COVlD-associated hospitalizations are exploding in NYC. This is quite serious. Due to vaccinations and prior mortality, the acute effects of infection are often less obviously apparent in 2026. It's a testament to the high transmission. Screenshot from @datareport.bsky.social via the devil app.
graph, steep rise in C19 hospitalizations
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#EpiSky what's the next single going to be called? #Epidemiology #PublicHealth
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
White House Backtracks on Plan to Exert New Control Over NIH Grants The White House has backed away from a plan to issue an executive order that would subject billions of dollars in federal health research spending to heightened political scrutiny, according to people familiar with the situation.
nytimes.com
Trump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I am not saying everybody has the ability to follow this path, but: I was uncertain of my MMR status. I went into the CVS app, scheduled a booster, walked in, got one, walked out, paid nothing.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Same, my father was the first in his family to go to college. He grew up on a farm in Korea.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it most Dr. Alana Lewis, a cardiologist at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said the findings were not unexpected. “Just living in this country, we all, at some point, feel fatigue,” Lewis said.
nbcnews.com
Why are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it most
Fatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger
theguardian.com
California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger
Health authorities work to notify people who were exposed to person who traveled through at least six counties
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mumps Outbreak Confirmed at San Diego State University
countynewscenter.com
County Confirms Mumps Outbreak at San Diego State University
County Public Health Services (PHS) has confirmed a mumps outbreak at San Diego State University (SDSU) and is coordinating with school leadership on notifications to the campus community.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/09/2026
New Yorkers were told the air was safe to breathe after the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11. Documents made public today reveal how dangerous the air really was (via Gothamist).
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Mayor Mamdani releases 170K documents related to post-9/11 air quality
The Mamdani administration said the public was misled about health risks after the attacks.
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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This week, meet our second Regional Councilor for Europe, Dr. Rebecca Lacey! @rebeccalacey.bsky.social #SocialEpi #EpiSky #PublicHealth
Photo of Dr. Rebecca Lacey
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Scotland Every day should contain a pleasure as simple as walking on the machair or singing to the seals. - Thomas A Clark 🎨 Mae MacPherson
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"One-third of young scientists who were planning careers in academic research changed their minds in the spring of 2025, according to a new survey, with fewer expecting to remain in higher education and in the U.S. to work or feeling that pursuing a Ph.D. was the right decision."
news.harvard.edu
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S. — Harvard Gazette
Fewer planning careers in academy, nation, and more doubt value of Ph.D. amid policy shifts in funding, international students
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Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A Spanish scientist have cured pancreatic cancer in mice. The most deadly cancer out there. People ignoring it and making fun of his birth defect. A cure in animal models is a huge step closer to a possible cancer treatment in humans. Thank you, Dr. Mariano Barbacid!
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Erin Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Another biker was killed in Cambridge on August 21, this time at the intersection of Mass Ave and Memorial Drive (the Harvard Bridge). Cambridge and Cambridge PD "were also taken by surprise by news of the death Wednesday. State police hadn’t included the city in its investigation of the incident."
news.mit.edu
Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in archaeometallurgy, dies at 37
Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in ancient metallurgy, has died of injuries from a bicycle accident. He was 37.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/09/2026
"Bottom 60% of households" is a wild phrase
CBS NEWS
The findings? For the bottom 60% of U.S. households, a
"minimal quality of life" is out of reach, according to the group, a research organization focused on improving lower earners' economic well-being.
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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Via @wsj.com: The enrollment crisis taking down smaller schools is now hitting bigger, brand-name universities. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
wsj.com
Why Syracuse Can’t Attract the Students It Needs to Pay the Bills
The enrollment crisis taking down smaller schools is now hitting bigger, brand-name universities.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"As students return to classrooms, health officials will be closely monitoring whether the latest increase in COVID activity leads to additional school disruptions & outbreaks. Recent CDC estimates suggest transmission is rising across most of the country, making the virus a continuing concern."
newsweek.com
Map shows 'rapid spread’ of covid cases as school classes canceled
A Texas district canceled classes amid a COVID spread as cases rise in 47 states and outbreaks continue disrupting schools.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.
Looking into bookstore from
The street at night
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
(1/3) With Dolly Parton's passing, I want to put good words on the wind for her. Feel free to quote reply with your own. Dolly became the single largest donor for the Moderna COVID vaccine because of a chance encounter and friendship with a Vanderbilt researcher Dr. Naji Abumrad years earlier. She
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly is gone, but I'll always appreciate her funding and publicly receiving the Moderna vaccine, in addition to her advocacy to wipe out childhood illiteracy.
Picture of Dolly Parton with a mask on with the headline from The New York Times "Dolly parton, who helped fund the moderna vaccine, gets a dose of her own medicine." The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to "get out there and get your shot"
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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In our next I-SES executive council member spotlight, meet our Regional Councilor for Asia, Dr. Naoki Kondo!
Photo of Dr. Naoki Kondo
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reports
abcnews.com
2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania
Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Xocova (ensitrelvir), the post-exposure prophylaxis drug for covid, is now available in the U.S. at a cost of $1,400. It's notable that it sells for much less, $310, in Japan.
thesicktimes.org
FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible? - The Sick Times
Shionogi, the Japanese company that makes Xocova (ensitrelvir), said the post-exposure prophylaxis drug will be available in mid-July in the U.S. and will have a list price of $1,400. But its impact w...
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Shouldn't the metric of interest be how many people actually get sick or hospitalized from foodborne illnesses?
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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Epidemiologist: You guys didn't just both drink out of the same cup did you
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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In our next I-SES executive council member spotlight, meet our Regional Councilor for Europe, Dr. Anne Kouvonen!
Photo of Dr Anne Kouvonen
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Happy to share my latest study just published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on affordability & mortality among Americans. To my knowledge, this is the first study to link a comprehensive measure of affordability to health in the United States. #SDoH #EpiSky #PublicHealth #EconSky
ajpmonline.org
Associations Between Affordability and All-Cause Mortality in the United States
Within the U.S., affordability, the ability to purchase necessities like food, housing, and childcare, has become a principal focus of both political and public discourse. Lack of affordability is pla...
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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In our next I-SES executive council member spotlight, meet our Regional Councilor for North America, Dr. Luisa Borrell @lborrell.bsky.social!
Photo of Dr. Luisa Borrell
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The End of the Rainbow by Irish artist Padraig McCaul
The End of the Rainbow by Irish artist Padraig McCaul
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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Over the next couple of months, we're excited to each week spotlight through a brief Q&A a member of our executive council, including our regional councilors, president, & secretary-general. In our first spotlight, meet our Regional Councilor for Africa, Dr. Landon Myer bsky.app/profile/land...!
Photo of Dr. Landon Myer
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
College Students Are Rapidly Losing the Ability to Read "There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing."
futurism.com
College Freshmen Are Showing Up Unable to Read a 20-Page Document
Plunging assessment scores show reading skills are vanishing, with an instructor complaining his pupils can't understand basic assignments.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
senior male academics giving a conference paper, after being shown the "one more minute" sign
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
2022: "You do you" for COVID-19 2026: "You do you" for foodborne illnesses? #EpiSky #PublicHealth #IDSky #MedSky
theatlantic.com
Biden Is Rightsizing the COVID Crisis
The president continues to push for accommodating individual preferences rather than promoting collective solutions to the coronavirus.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Consumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is a Master Class in Miscommunication
Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration sent Americans trying to navigate the cyclospora outbreak into a tailspin. A day after Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce i...
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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
FDA just gave an update on cyclosporiasis outbreak, saying all evidence still points to Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce as the cause. FDA said it's investigating 5 subclusters but gave no further details and is still sticking to 1600 cases number. #cyclospora #EpiSky #foodsafety #IDsky
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Something doesn't seem right about this.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Note: You can treat a cyclospora infection with a 7-10 day course of Bactrim or Septra (1 tablet twice a day). #Cyclospora #IDSky #MedSky #PublicHealth
cdc.gov
Clinical Care of Cyclosporiasis
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the treatment of choice for cyclosporiasis.
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
After Keir Starmer's resignation, Larry the Cat has now outlasted 6 UK Prime Ministers and is set to welcome a 7th at 10 Downing Street. At this point, he might be the most stable figure in British politics.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Note: You can treat a cyclospora infection with a 7-10 day course of Bactrim or Septra (1 tablet twice a day). #Cyclospora #IDSky #MedSky #PublicHealth
cdc.gov
Clinical Care of Cyclosporiasis
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the treatment of choice for cyclosporiasis.
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18/07/2026
New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
consumerreports.org
Parasite-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to Walmart Stores and Food Distributors in 27 States - Consumer Reports
Taylor Farms' recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart stores, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Last year, Taylor Farms made more than 40% of all salad kits sold in American groceries and provided 265 million servings of fresh vegetables each week. This goes far beyond Taco Bell. #Cyclospora #EpiSKy #PublicHealth
dnyuz.com
Taylor Farms to Remove Some Products After Link to Cyclosporiasis Cases
Taylor Farms, one of the nation’s largest producers of leafy greens and fresh vegetables, said on Friday that it would
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Shane @incompleteness.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hetan Shah - We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI. Subjects like literature, languages and history are vital to a thoughtful and prosperous society AI brings complex ethical challenges. Understanding history, philosophy, and human nature is essential for any important decision-making
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Guys I'm reporting on cyclospora, the lettuce diarrhea, for a story, and while Taco Bell lettuce does seem to be *a* source it is definitely not *the only* source so please keep washing and cooking your vegetables!
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Victorious Bleue @victoriousbleue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Taylor Farms also owns and runs Earthbound Organics, which is available in nearly every grocery store across the US
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"Are high impact researchers less happy? Impact agendas are often framed as ways of highlighting & rewarding high quality work reaching beyond academia. However, Azagra-Caro shows the exclusive pursuit of impact can damage research environments & ultimately the happiness of researchers themselves."
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Are high impact researchers less happy? - LSE Impact
Impact agendas are framed as ways of highlighting & rewarding work that reaches beyond academia, but do they come at a cost to researcher happiness & wellbeing?
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
According to the CDC, as of July 13, 1,645 lab-confirmed cases were reported in people who acquired #Cyclosporiasis in the US. tinyurl.com/5n7za228 Despite underreporting, anyone know if this could be one of the biggest foodborne epidemics in the US? Top 5? #EpiSky #PublicHealth #IDSky #MedSky
cdc.gov
Surveillance of Cyclosporiasis
Cyclosporiasis is a nationally notifiable disease, and cases are reported to CDC.
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Weird Al Swearengen @peterlynn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049 vs the Toronto skyline from right now.
The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049The Toronto skyline from right now
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