Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
@tyk314.net
She/Her, NIH/NIA, Ex-PCORI, Health Policy (UMD), Biostats (UW). AMSTAT 2027 HPSS Chair. 🏊♀️🥐🌈🐱🐔Human to @parrishpets.bsky.social. My posts, not NIH's. BD Signer. RT Speaker. Reposts &❤️≠endorsements. Signal: tyk314.15.
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I make my statement in my personal capacity at 4:30. It frightens me that health policy and health systems are not priorities when we told our leaders we need a fighting CR to keep the ACA afloat. #hspr #hpsr #hpss #shutdown
PBS News Hour live episode, Nov. 10, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It is not a victory to have our salary paid when it is already codified. Both Chucks should know better.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
Alt: This is what is happening in my mind.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It is not a victory to have our salary paid when it is already codified. Both Chucks should know better.
If you need help right now for your pets, here are pet food pantry services in Montgomery County, MD. #shutdown #FEDStrong
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you need help right now for your pets, here are pet food pantry services in Montgomery County, MD. #shutdown #FEDStrong
Reposted by Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Great resource, thanks for the alert, @johnsonll.bsky.social. Information here on energy assistance, food assistance, and insurance assistance. #furlough #shutdown #FEDStrong
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great resource, thanks for the alert, @johnsonll.bsky.social. Information here on energy assistance, food assistance, and insurance assistance. #furlough #shutdown #FEDStrong
Looks like we're going into December on this doozy. Remember. If you need food, that is a basic human right. Remember the #NIH mission. We turn discovery into health. Food is health.
From Reddit:
Prediction is that the gov will finally reopen after Dec 2nd. Right now Mike Johnson won’t open the House bc he’ll have to swear in AZ Democrat Adelina Grijalva. When he does, that’ll give the Dems enough votes to push for the release of the Epstein files.
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Prediction is that the gov will finally reopen after Dec 2nd. Right now Mike Johnson won’t open the House bc he’ll have to swear in AZ Democrat Adelina Grijalva. When he does, that’ll give the Dems enough votes to push for the release of the Epstein files.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Looks like we're going into December on this doozy. Remember. If you need food, that is a basic human right. Remember the #NIH mission. We turn discovery into health. Food is health.
#NIH 🤯👀😮🫠
8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#NIH 🤯👀😮🫠
"Association does not imply causation" is the truth and continues to be an important mantra in the practice of statistics. What does it actually mean? Can we prove causal relationships using observational data? If no, does it mean that detected associations are useless? #statssky #causalinference
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Association does not imply causation" is the truth and continues to be an important mantra in the practice of statistics. What does it actually mean? Can we prove causal relationships using observational data? If no, does it mean that detected associations are useless? #statssky #causalinference
Once again I have trolled Drs. Bhattacharya and Crowell on LinkedIn. @27unihted.bsky.social has provided food to RIFd and furloughed feds. The #NIH mission is to "turn discovery in to health." We cannot do that when people, including RIFd and furloughed employees, are hungry. Food fuels health.
‘We’ll still continue to serve’: Many federal employees turn to volunteering during shutdown
Many government workers say they have also had to rely on nonprofits for assistance during the funding lapse.
www.govexec.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Once again I have trolled Drs. Bhattacharya and Crowell on LinkedIn. @27unihted.bsky.social has provided food to RIFd and furloughed feds. The #NIH mission is to "turn discovery in to health." We cannot do that when people, including RIFd and furloughed employees, are hungry. Food fuels health.
#geronsky and @blackingeron.bsky.social and @geronsociety.bsky.social , please share with your networks. The #FAA has announces that flights will go down by at least 10% because of the shutdown during the week of #GSA2025. Give yourself extra time to get to the airport when en route to Boston.
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#geronsky and @blackingeron.bsky.social and @geronsociety.bsky.social , please share with your networks. The #FAA has announces that flights will go down by at least 10% because of the shutdown during the week of #GSA2025. Give yourself extra time to get to the airport when en route to Boston.
As we come to @geronsociety.bsky.social 's #GSA2025, please follow us en masse. If you are an aging health researcher and want to be added to the starter pack, comment below. #geronsky #ADRD
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As we come to @geronsociety.bsky.social 's #GSA2025, please follow us en masse. If you are an aging health researcher and want to be added to the starter pack, comment below. #geronsky #ADRD
Submissions for @academyhealth.bsky.social's #ARM26 are open!
We’re introducing new presentation formats to showcase the ways evidence drives better health & health care.
Bring your bold ideas. Let’s move research into action: academyhealth.org/page/2026-ar...
We’re introducing new presentation formats to showcase the ways evidence drives better health & health care.
Bring your bold ideas. Let’s move research into action: academyhealth.org/page/2026-ar...
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
From our colleagues at Capital Area Food Bank. Bring your PIV card or US Military ID. Please share with your networks. #FEDStrong #furlough #foodbanks
Free food distributions for federal workers and contractors - Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food Bank is committed to providing food for our neighbors in need, throughout the year and in unexpected moments of economic hardship. To support federal employees and contractors af...
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
From our colleagues at Capital Area Food Bank. Bring your PIV card or US Military ID. Please share with your networks. #FEDStrong #furlough #foodbanks
1. I have reached out to #NIH Director, Dr. Bhattacharya, four times to engage in an unofficial day of service. Twice via email (CC-ing his deputies) and twice on LinkedIn. I will give him until COB today. I want him to know what he is missing out on by not engaging with staff right now.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1. I have reached out to #NIH Director, Dr. Bhattacharya, four times to engage in an unofficial day of service. Twice via email (CC-ing his deputies) and twice on LinkedIn. I will give him until COB today. I want him to know what he is missing out on by not engaging with staff right now.
#NIH had another unofficial Montgomery County Day of Service. Today, we volunteered with @comfortcases.bsky.social. @robscheer.bsky.social has been a lifelong public servant to our country. Thank you, Angelika Stablow, for letting us prepare comfort cases with you. #FEDStrong #NIHStrong
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
#NIH had another unofficial Montgomery County Day of Service. Today, we volunteered with @comfortcases.bsky.social. @robscheer.bsky.social has been a lifelong public servant to our country. Thank you, Angelika Stablow, for letting us prepare comfort cases with you. #FEDStrong #NIHStrong
@savehealthresearch.bsky.social writes, "99% of recent treatments are #NIH supported. Erica wants everyone to have the same opportunity she had to benefit from this new medicine. What treatments are we about to discover that could be lost, and who may have been given years more of life?"
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@savehealthresearch.bsky.social writes, "99% of recent treatments are #NIH supported. Erica wants everyone to have the same opportunity she had to benefit from this new medicine. What treatments are we about to discover that could be lost, and who may have been given years more of life?"
Follow the data and stop the disinformation. Children are more at risk of firearms and motor vehicular accidents than candy poisoning. #defendresearch #defenddata #statssky
Could someone be poisoning your kids’ Halloween candy? In this episode of "Stats + Stories," Joel Best joins
@johnbailer.bsky.social and @rompenni.bsky.social
to unpack this enduring Halloween myth—and how bad stats can fuel social fears. tinyurl.com/ntjdhk54 #STATSSKY
@johnbailer.bsky.social and @rompenni.bsky.social
to unpack this enduring Halloween myth—and how bad stats can fuel social fears. tinyurl.com/ntjdhk54 #STATSSKY
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Follow the data and stop the disinformation. Children are more at risk of firearms and motor vehicular accidents than candy poisoning. #defendresearch #defenddata #statssky
Thanks for the comments, @markhisted.org . In my personal capacity and time, this is the exact reason I am choosing to engage in community service because the most vulnerable in our neighborhoods need our aid. I know the furlough and the end of benefits scares people, and disinformation must stop.
Hi all, this headline does not give the right impression of what is going on with these notices.
(HHS employee here speaking in my personal capacity about matters of public concern that have been publicly reported—I am not sharing details from inside the agency.)
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(HHS employee here speaking in my personal capacity about matters of public concern that have been publicly reported—I am not sharing details from inside the agency.)
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Scoop: Some NIH employees told they won't be paid during furlough after all.
Earlier today, some NIH employees received emails stating that they will not be paid during the shutdown. This was an unexpected, and likely unlawful, change in federal government policy.
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Earlier today, some NIH employees received emails stating that they will not be paid during the shutdown. This was an unexpected, and likely unlawful, change in federal government policy.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thanks for the comments, @markhisted.org . In my personal capacity and time, this is the exact reason I am choosing to engage in community service because the most vulnerable in our neighborhoods need our aid. I know the furlough and the end of benefits scares people, and disinformation must stop.
So I just did this. I hope it works. I feel like a child who is begging a parent to come to a music recital. I've emailed Dr. Bhattacharya twice with no reply yet. I am looking forward to volunteering with @comfortcases.bsky.social tomorrow and Blue Star Families over Veterans' Day. #FEDStrong
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So I just did this. I hope it works. I feel like a child who is begging a parent to come to a music recital. I've emailed Dr. Bhattacharya twice with no reply yet. I am looking forward to volunteering with @comfortcases.bsky.social tomorrow and Blue Star Families over Veterans' Day. #FEDStrong
From @josh-caplan.bsky.social and @academyhealth.bsky.social. "...the planned November meeting of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was canceled, which follows their last meeting in July also being canceled and never rescheduled." #MAHA 🙄😒🫠
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
From @josh-caplan.bsky.social and @academyhealth.bsky.social. "...the planned November meeting of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was canceled, which follows their last meeting in July also being canceled and never rescheduled." #MAHA 🙄😒🫠