Chase Samsel, MD, FAACAP
@ChaseSamsel
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Psychiatrist & pediatrician tx physically ill kids @ Boston Childrens Hospital (associate TD), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Med. Views mine. he/him/his
Brookline, MA
Joined September 2014
BREAKING: EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS. Senator Mark Kelly just completely torched Donald Trump: "When Donald Trump was driving the Taj Mahal casino into bankruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait. In 2001, after Donald Trump said that the collapse of the Twin Towers
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"At the end of the day, I need to be close to home." As much as Lawson Luckie could’ve been the big man on any campus, he’s always prioritized an even bigger role, as a big brother to Cannon. He tells @JenLada how Georgia football made his dream a reality ❤️
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A naturalistic glimpse into #catatonia its co-occurrence with #delirium in the medical hospital. 📍93% of patients with catatonia also had delirium 📍Of the 44% w/ comorbid cat + del who received benzos, 43% experienced remission of both syndromes https://t.co/Aslt2KcpqP
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🚨Mainers have voted to pass a red flag law, which will allow family members to petition courts to remove firearms from a loved one in danger https://t.co/QbfEhw7i5k
bangordailynews.com
The yes side of Question 2 had 60.1% of votes to 39.9% for the no side when the Bangor Daily News and its national partner, Decision Desk HQ, called the race at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday.
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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to https://t.co/NKXRGNgbZX.
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Yet more evidence that haloperidol is not a sedative. RCT to ⬇️ agitation in palliative care #delirium 1⃣haloperidol 2⃣lorazepam 3⃣halop + loraz 4⃣placebo Haloperidol monotherapy was not more efficacious than placebo in reducing RASS. https://t.co/ceA2P4Oj6y
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In US adolescents, increasing social media use from ages 9–13 was associated with lower scores on measures of reading, memory, vocabulary, and composite cognition. 🧵 https://t.co/Ehyr7Gj9Iu
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ICYMI, President Trump got both his Flu and his updated Covid-19 (ie ‘booster) shots today- so clearly he believes them to be SAFE and EFFECTIVE! BE LIKE TRUMP! TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, UNDERSTAND YOUR RISK, AND CONSIDER GETTING YOUR FLU AND COVID SHOTS! 💉
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Dear MAGA—guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too. Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.
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RFK Jr.: Tylenol after circumcision maybe linked to autism. He just stuck out. Swing and miss strike 1: vaccines and autism Swing and miss strike 2: Tylenol and autism Swing and miss strike 3: Circumcision
washingtonexaminer.com
Kennedy highlighted studies connecting infant male circumcision to autism risk, citing Tylenol given to manage pain.
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This is an iron lung for polio victims. Remember these? Me neither. It's now in a museum..where it should stay. Why? Because vaccines work
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Check out the reflection in Young’s visor—Gunner Stockton smiling back at him. Cool moment today captured for @ugasportscom!
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A dropped TD pass took 7 off the board. Hurrying up when UGA didn’t have to took 3-7 off the board. UGA fumbling inside its own 15 put 3 on the board for Alabama Can’t beat yourself and beat good teams
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Hi Meghan, here's the pharmacology answer. No maker of any pill RECOMMENDS the pill. They are indicated and approved but they leave the recommendation for you to get from your health professional. Every medication in the world says consult with a physician.
Every doctor I have ever had, for all three pregnancies, told me it's totally fine to take Tylenol. What is going on?!
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But none of this is true: outside of annual flu vaccines it’s closer to 30 immunizations, all or most tested in placebo-controlled trials. We’ve gone from immunizing kids vs 8 diseases when I was a resident in the 1980s, to 16, including 4 for bacterial meningitis, 2 for cancer
RFK Jr: "A compliant child must take between 69 and 92 vaccines to stay in school in some states, and not one of them has been safety tested in a pre-licensing placebo-controlled trial. And that is just malpractice." https://t.co/xicRLuKvJs
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"While creative freedom is vital, the entertainment industry has a responsibility to balance expression with the potential for harm." https://t.co/eVdqQZZU2A
@ChristopheGauld #films #hollywood #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter #SuicidePrevention #MedEd
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⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr and Trump are wrong—the largest & best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol, Tylenol) use by the mother during pregnancy. A crude unadjusted analysis found only a preliminary 5% risk,
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An excellent, clear review: Are Childhood Vaccines ‘Overloading’ the Immune System? No. Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago.
nytimes.com
Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago.
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