Daniel Summers

Dr. Daniel Summers is a pediatrician who practices in the Boston area. He is a regular contributing columnist at Arc Digital, and his writing has appeared in The Washington Post, the New Republic and Slate, among others. He lives in southern Maine with his husband and their four children.

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Republicans Say ‘Groomer’ to Put a Nice Face on Homophobia

The new “Don’t Say Gay” law in Florida is just one part of a larger nostalgia for straight-up hate.

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HARD PASS

Please Don’t Elect Dr. Oz—He’s a Disgrace to Our Profession

Dr. Oz is running for Senate in Pennsylvania. “I greet this prospect with the same enthusiasm I’d have for contracting dysentery,” writes Dr. Daniel Summers.

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WHATEVER IT TAKES

How I Reach Vaccine-Skeptical Parents as a Pediatrician

When a parent tells me they haven’t gotten vaccinated yet, the replies tend to fall into one of three categories.

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WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?

I Treat Kids Every Day. Here’s Why New Mask Rules Worry Me.

Even though overall the risk of serious illness from COVID is low in children, low is not the same as none, and severe cases in younger patients are very real.

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SHUT UP ALREADY

Celeb Docs Failed Us During COVID. Let’s Leave Them in 2020.

TV’s celeb docs led people astray during the pandemic. Now that Dr. Drew has COVID, Dr. Summers writes that we should take it as a reminder to stop listening to these stooges.

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Daniel Summers

Republicans Say ‘Groomer’ to Put a Nice Face on Homophobia

Please Don’t Elect Dr. Oz—He’s a Disgrace to Our Profession

How I Reach Vaccine-Skeptical Parents as a Pediatrician

I Treat Kids Every Day. Here’s Why New Mask Rules Worry Me.

Celeb Docs Failed Us During COVID. Let’s Leave Them in 2020.

I’m a Doctor and Even I Have Major Vaccine FOMO

Anti-Vaxxer Clowns Are Now More Dangerous Than Ever

Please Tell Me Trump’s Doc Didn’t Really Give Him This Drug

It’s Time for Oprah to Renounce Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz

The Absurd Error Lockdown Skeptics and Anti-Vaxxers Make