Paul Summergrad, M.D.
@paulsummergrad
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Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine @TuftsUniversity Secretary for Finances @WPA_Psychiatry Past President @APAPsychiatric RT/Likes ≠ endorsements views my own
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Joined December 2008
Talking to independent physicians, it's obvious that the big insurance carriers are doing to them, what their PBMs are doing to independent pharmacies. They deny, underpay, slow pay, clawback, and create administrative mazes, knowing their victims don't have the time or
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A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | New England Journal of Medicine
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Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
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Every doctor knows that it’s the nurses who keep you alive in a hospital.
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree. The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they will pay
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June 8, 1968. When Kate O’Hare-Palmer stepped off the plane in Vietnam, the first thing that hit her wasn’t gunfire. It was the heat—heavy, choking—and the smell of war. She was just 22 years old, wearing a neat summer Army Nurse Corps dress uniform that made her look impossibly
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And made sure he was not kept upright and that his legs were elevated to increase blood return to his heart and therefore his brain.
Dr Oz instinctively moved quickly toward the man who had lost consciousness. I’m not surprised. For many years he was a renowned cardiac surgeon. Some things become baked into a doctor’s DNA.
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Neuropsychiatry is plagued by small sample sizes. @ella_burchill is changing this with a BIG new paper on the relationship between psychosis and 15 neurological conditions in @BMJMentalHealth. https://t.co/nLrrrF3Bx9 Here are some highlights...
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Bob Dylan — It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. Brussels night three. 2025. nm recording / https://t.co/V4Pp0boEqC.
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For the legal scholars among us: does Article 4 § 4 of the US Constitution “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government” represent a guarantee of the federal government that each state will have a Republican government that the
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Whether you’re a first time attendee or a seasoned veteran, #wcp25 is the place to connect with voices that will inspire you! In a time of increasing stress, it’s important for psychiatrists to team up to address challenges around the world 🌍
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Mark the time for Bob’s Farm Aid show! Webcast on https://t.co/6RRMfnFQ2z or 📺 CNN #bobdylan
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@paulsummergrad Thanks for pointing it out - I realized this too late but you are absolutely correct, I mistakenly thought this was a position statement and it is NOT😭
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💫 Join me ONLINE this Monday evening for a special Dharma talk and Meditation, 6:30-8:30pm PT, presented by Spirit Rock. Learn more & register: https://t.co/bJfSfePvBL
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“ChatGPT repeatedly assured Soelberg he was sane—and then went further, adding fuel to his paranoid beliefs. A Chinese food receipt contained symbols representing Soelberg’s 83-year-old mother and a demon, ChatGPT told him.”
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“Erik, you’re not crazy.” A murder-suicide shows how ChatGPT fueled a dangerous man’s paranoia. A very disturbing story. Companies, regulatory bodies and medical groups need awareness of these risks with AI applications.
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“Erik, you’re not crazy.” ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.
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We are in uncharted and dangerous territory in regard to our public health and scientific capacity. As a physician who has cared for patients nearly half a century I know how hard making medical decisions is and getting clinical care right. If one is not humbled by this they
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Abbe Lowell and I represent @CDCgov Director Susan Monarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. We have issued the following statement:
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Constituent: I am pissed, and I am pissed at you. The man is a dictator. He knows nothing about what he talks about. You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass.
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Kharkiv right now ❤️🩹 I’m almost crying. We’re banned from organizing celebrations. Warned against crowds and gatherings due to constant russian bombings. But we’re alive, and we’ll keep living. That’s our collective "fuck you" to russia.
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