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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH
@socialepi.bsky.social
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Social Epidemiologist | Founder & President of the International Social Epidemiology Society

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Daniel Kim may refer to:Daniel Dae Kim, American actor Daniel J. Kim, founder of American frozen yoghurt chain Red Mango Daniel K. Kim, founder of Lit Motors

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · Apr 8
I'm excited to share my latest study, published in @commsmed.bsky.social, that highlights the substantial & ongoing impacts of #LongCOVID on working-aged Americans. Even after the emergency phase of the pandemic was declared over, long COVID continues to afflict millions of Americans. #COVID

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 4d
We have completed 1/52 weeks of 2026

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 6d
I published on this topic a long time ago.

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 6d
Was just replying to your comment about plausibility, not other specifics from the paper 😃

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 6d
I think one can make the argument that as a form of civic participation voting can have individual-level direct benefits including psychological benefits which in turn could influence health.

Reposted by Daniel Kim, Christina Ho

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Brian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 6d
U.S. higher education lost at least 9,000 jobs in 2025. Federal budget cuts, fewer international students, etc. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
December Cuts Close Out Brutal Year for Sector
With around 300 reported job cuts last month, the higher education sector shed at least 9,000 positions across 2025, a year marked by federal policy uncertainty and rising costs.
www.insidehighered.com

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 7d
From Nature:

Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding

With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

#AcademicSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #MedSky
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Lisa W. Fazio, Daniel Kim , and 7 more

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 14d
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.

Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st

Reposted by Daniel Kim

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · 15d
I would encourage:
1) students be required to take courses on how government works and how policy is made, locally, nationally, and globally
2) that the PH curriculum embrace the reality that, while scientific evidence is foundational to policy, it is not & cannot be the only consideration

Reposted by Daniel Kim, Martin Paul Eve, Stacy D. VanDeveer

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 15d
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 16d
What changes, if any, would you like to see schools and programs of public health make given the events over the past year including attacks on the scientific foundations of public health?

#PublicHealth #EpiSky

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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 17d
How bad is the flu? Worst since NY health dept began recording in 2004. Current: 189,312 positive cases in NY so far.
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.

#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
New York State Department of Health Confirms Most Flu Cases Ever Recorded in One Week
www.health.ny.gov

Reposted by Daniel Kim, Ann Bartow

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 20d
Keith Haring, The Nativity, subway drawing, c. 1983
Drawing in white on black background using stylized cartoonish figures to depict the Nativity, with angels and a star above, the three kings at left, baby and two adults in a small structure, and crawling babies below

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Uché Blackstock, MD @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social · 20d
I shared this on air today on MS NOW : measles and flu are resurging, but prevention is straightforward.
Get vaccinated. Wear a mask in crowded indoor settings. Stay home when sick.
These small actions protect communities—and they add up.

Reposted by Daniel Kim, Philip N. Cohen

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 21d
The US #measles count for this year has topped 2,000 cases for the first time since 1992. These are confirmed cases only, ie there have been more. 3 reported deaths.
The vast majority of the cases are in unvaccinated kids & adults. 11% needed hospitalization. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23d
You can access the full PDF here:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23d
Despite Black Americans comprising ~13% of the US population, eliminating their excess mortality could yield substantial gains in national LE. At a time when LE in the US ranks low vs. its peers, addressing such racial gaps could reverse recent LE trends and bring lasting public health gains.

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23d
Closing the excess risk gap entirely was projected to improve overall LE by 0.48 years in females and 0.77 years in males. In both sexes, the biggest LE gains were observed with narrowing the excess mortality gaps in middle-aged adult (30–49 years) and older adult (50−64 years) populations.

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23d
I simulated counterfactual reductions in the Black–White mortality gap, and calculated the overall LE weighted according to population shares of all major racial/ethnic groups. I also disaggregated these impacts by age group—children, young adults, middle-aged adults, older adults, and seniors.

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 23d
Happy to share my latest study which aimed to answer the following question:

How much could we improve overall #LifeExpectancy (LE) among Americans if we closed the Black-White mortality gap across all ages and in particular age groups?

#RacialDisparities #SocialEpi #EpiSky #PublicHealth

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Quantifying U.S. life expectancy gains from reductions in Black-White mortality disparities: A simulation study
Substantial gaps remain in life expectancy (LE) between Black and White Americans. The present study aimed to simulate hypothetical reductions in exce…
www.sciencedirect.com

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APHA @apha.org · 27d
A third of the people who rely on SNAP are children. When benefits shrink, American children pay the price. The Nation's Health Podcast examines how policy decisions about food & nutrition shape their health and future. Listen now: vist.ly/4iw88
Image of young girl placing head in hands, looking sad and hungry. The Nation’s Health Podcast logo.

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 29d
South Carolina measles cases continue to climb

There are currently 303 people in quarantine in the state.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 29d
What's the shortest time taken for a paper you submitted to a journal to be desk rejected, and do you prefer fast desk rejections?

#EpiSky #PublicHealth #AcademicSky

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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · Dec 15
Rob Reiner's first seven films (1984-1992):

This Is Spinal Tap
The Sure Thing
Stand by Me
The Princess Bride
When Harry Met Sally...
Misery
A Few Good Men

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Dec 14
Mass shootings are rare in Australia, where gun ownership has been tightly controlled since a massacre in 1996. Here is a timeline of some recent shootings.
Mass shootings are rare in Australia. Here is a look at some previous attacks
Police say at least 11 people were killed Sunday in a shooting attack on a Jewish community event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
bit.ly

Reposted by Daniel Kim, Élisabeth Vallet

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Dec 14
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.

But ProPublica did.

@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD

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KevinK99 @coyotebig.bsky.social · Dec 7
Painting by singer Joni Mitchell "40 below 0" Nice❣️

#BlueSkyArt #Painting #Landscape #JoniMitchell

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Denis Mongin @denismongin.bsky.social · Dec 6
On my bike, going home.
Or morning showers

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Dr Vicki Yorke-Edwards @vickiye.bsky.social · Dec 6
I find conferences can be really good for this, but not sitting in sessions on my own area of expertise: it has to be something outside of it, so I often find myself picking a really odd selection of sessions to go to.