Paul Summergrad, M.D.
@paulsummergrad.bsky.social
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine Tufts University Chairman Psychiatry emeritus Tufts Medical Center Past President American Psychiatric Association Views my own
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Given the relative size of Twitter to Bluesky my follower count here is already triple what it would be there and over a much shorter period of time. When you add in excellent medical academic and journalism presence and growing international accounts and low levels of toxicity just great potential
We are in the most profound political crisis of my lifetime (and I was an adult during Watergate). It is rapidly becoming a constitutional crisis. Every institutional leader - presidents of universities, CEO’s of major companies, heads of law firms and religious institutions needs to speak up now.
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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 US will or both ?
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. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Article 1 § 6 Clause 1 US Constitution “They (Senators and Representatives) shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same”
@netflix.com Just finished Dept. Q best new mystery drama I have seen in months. Great characters, pacing and development. Wonderful performances especially that of Matthew Goode who was extraordinary and always the always great Kelly Macdonald. Alexej Manvelov too. Please renew.
As in our response to disorders that we had previously vanquished via vaccination, the assumption that we can ignore the risk of a new pandemic by unilaterally disarming ourselves - losing the speed and specificity of the mRNA platform will be seen as hubris. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
