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
Center Past President American Psychiatric Association Views my own
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 ?
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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 ?
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I loved those shows
Bob Dylan - Wembley Arena, London, 1987. Videos From The 15th, 16th, and... youtu.be/ZvZ4zP0aJYA?...
Bob Dylan - Wembley Arena, London, 1987. Videos From The 15th, 16th, and... youtu.be/ZvZ4zP0aJYA?...
Bob Dylan - Wembley Arena, London, 1987. Videos From The 15th, 16th, and 17th October
YouTube video by nightly moth
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October 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I loved those shows
Bob Dylan - Wembley Arena, London, 1987. Videos From The 15th, 16th, and... youtu.be/ZvZ4zP0aJYA?...
Bob Dylan - Wembley Arena, London, 1987. Videos From The 15th, 16th, and... youtu.be/ZvZ4zP0aJYA?...
Our wisest voice at this difficult moment
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Our wisest voice at this difficult moment
“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. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich
“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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August 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“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. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says
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August 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
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The are many anecdotes for #ChatGPT helping patients. But here's one with fallacious A.I. guidance that resulted in serious complications
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August 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The are many anecdotes for #ChatGPT helping patients. But here's one with fallacious A.I. guidance that resulted in serious complications
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gen. Caine appears to be wearing a Bluetooth enabled Oura ring in the picture on the upper right Is that an issue in the White House situation room? Can the Bluetooth be turned off ?
June 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Gen. Caine appears to be wearing a Bluetooth enabled Oura ring in the picture on the upper right Is that an issue in the White House situation room? Can the Bluetooth be turned off ?
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”
“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”
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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”
“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”
My Father in Law Bernie Glassman (here at age 100) Eisenhower’s cook before D-day Stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. Of Blessed Memory.
June 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My Father in Law Bernie Glassman (here at age 100) Eisenhower’s cook before D-day Stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. Of Blessed Memory.
@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.
June 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@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...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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...
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 84th birthday his acceptance speech receiving the 1991 Grammy Lifetime achievement award. He quotes Psalm 27:10 (via an exposition of Rabbi Sampson Raphael Hirsch ) on redemption from defilement. Great comedic timing too.
youtu.be/k7sFHsw8-_w?...
youtu.be/k7sFHsw8-_w?...
Watch Bob Dylan Accept His GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award In 1991 | GRAMMY Rewind
YouTube video by Recording Academy / GRAMMYs
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May 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 84th birthday his acceptance speech receiving the 1991 Grammy Lifetime achievement award. He quotes Psalm 27:10 (via an exposition of Rabbi Sampson Raphael Hirsch ) on redemption from defilement. Great comedic timing too.
youtu.be/k7sFHsw8-_w?...
youtu.be/k7sFHsw8-_w?...
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Mixed Bag #22: Nils Wendel on Learning Psychopharmacology
Wendel explores the topic using a book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
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Wendel explores the topic using a book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/mixed-bag-...
Mixed Bag #22: Nils Wendel on Learning Psychopharmacology
A book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
www.psychiatrymargins.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mixed Bag #22: Nils Wendel on Learning Psychopharmacology
Wendel explores the topic using a book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/mixed-bag-...
Wendel explores the topic using a book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/mixed-bag-...
The government seems bent on destroying Harvard for the offense of fighting back.
Another rational editorial from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Another rational editorial from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?
The order against foreign students turns away the world’s brightest.
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May 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The government seems bent on destroying Harvard for the offense of fighting back.
Another rational editorial from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Another rational editorial from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
@peterdkramer.bsky.social recent novel is worth your attention www.peterdkramer.com/death-of-the...
Death of the Great Man — Peter D. Kramer
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May 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@peterdkramer.bsky.social recent novel is worth your attention www.peterdkramer.com/death-of-the...
In the department of nothing changes. From the 1936 American College of Physicians Presidential Address by JA Miller MD: “Is it not at least partly true that the extraordinary
development of cults of faith and mental healing in
this country estimated to effect approximately 10 million of our 1/2
development of cults of faith and mental healing in
this country estimated to effect approximately 10 million of our 1/2
May 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In the department of nothing changes. From the 1936 American College of Physicians Presidential Address by JA Miller MD: “Is it not at least partly true that the extraordinary
development of cults of faith and mental healing in
this country estimated to effect approximately 10 million of our 1/2
development of cults of faith and mental healing in
this country estimated to effect approximately 10 million of our 1/2
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READ THE COMPLAINT: Harvard sues the Trump administration for its attempts to "coerce and control" the university in violation of the First Amendment, the APA, etc. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
April 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
READ THE COMPLAINT: Harvard sues the Trump administration for its attempts to "coerce and control" the university in violation of the First Amendment, the APA, etc. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u... Looks like the Liz Truss lettuce meter has been activated.
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u... Looks like the Liz Truss lettuce meter has been activated.
The uncanny Bob Dylan song that inaugurated an era of dread A great piece from Sebastian Smee. @washingtonpost.com
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Column | The uncanny Bob Dylan song that inaugurated an era of dread
Dylan is the Picasso of popular music. His ‘Ballad of a Thin Man’ speaks more powerfully to what it feels like to be alive in 2025 than anything I can think of.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The uncanny Bob Dylan song that inaugurated an era of dread A great piece from Sebastian Smee. @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
“The University at Cambridge” i.e. Harvard is written into the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Chapter 5 Articles 1-3 with powers granted to them “forever”
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Massachusetts Constitution
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April 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“The University at Cambridge” i.e. Harvard is written into the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Chapter 5 Articles 1-3 with powers granted to them “forever”
malegislature.gov/Laws/Constit...
malegislature.gov/Laws/Constit...
A secretive team of gamblers hatched a scheme to snag a $57.8 million Texas lottery jackpot. Politicians are calling it theft. The bettors say they followed all the rules.
When is the movie coming out ?
When is the movie coming out ?
April 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A secretive team of gamblers hatched a scheme to snag a $57.8 million Texas lottery jackpot. Politicians are calling it theft. The bettors say they followed all the rules.
When is the movie coming out ?
When is the movie coming out ?
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p-Tau217 is a breakthrough blood test that can predict and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
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Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
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Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease
The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention
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April 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
p-Tau217 is a breakthrough blood test that can predict and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here's the rundown on it. Free, open-access.