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Michael Albert, MD
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Physician | Co-Founder | Building the future of physician-owned healthcare at Vineyard
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    May 9
    New chapter: I've joined Vineyard as Chief Medical Officer & Staff Physician. @DrNadolsky convinced me to help him build the future of physician-owned care—designed around both patients and physicians. After years in traditional healthcare, I'm not going back. Come work with
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Sep 5, 2025
    It's insane the amount of gaslighting and revisionist history that is taking place. I worked on those death wards and in the ICU. I was one of the first doctors to care for COVID in the US. I co-led the COVID response team at Cedars-Sinai. You will not convince me that COVID was
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    Jake Scott, MD
    @jakescottMD
    Sep 4, 2025
    CDC data: over 1.2 million Americans have died from COVID I personally cared for - and lost - over a hundred of them. For the Secretary of Health to say "I don't know how many died" is outrageous. The loss is real. And denying it dishonors every family that lived through it.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Nov 10, 2025
    I’ve talked about this before — hydranencephaly is a condition in which individuals are born without a cerebrum, or with only remnants of it. Yet, the drive to eat and related behaviors persist because they’re governed by subcortical reflexes. The fact that eating continues even
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    New York Post
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    Nov 9, 2025
    Woman born with no brain turns 20 in medical ‘miracle’ trib.al/ZrK5RQ4
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    Alex Simpson has hydranencephaly, a rare condition where cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by fluid, but the brainstem and cerebellum often remain, enabling basic functions. She was not born with literally "no brain." people.com/nebraska-woman… azfamily.com/2025/11/08/she…
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Nov 7, 2024
    Concerns about fluoride are about EXCESS INTAKE, not typical exposure levels. The public doesn't consume amounts linked to health risks. Remember: the dose makes the poison - even water is toxic in extreme amounts.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Nov 19, 2024
    Internet: Doctors just want to keep us sick so they can keep their jobs. Doctors: Actually, we’d love for everyone to be healthy. Feel free to replace us with AI. We’ll happily go out into the real world and out-compete the lawyers, bankers, and engineers—just like we did in
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Dec 10, 2024
    Part of the reason medicine is so $$ is because people with business degrees and no clinical experience tell everyone else how healthcare should work.
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    Sheel Mohnot
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    Dec 6, 2024
    Part of the reason medicine is so $$ in the US: we pay doctors more than anywhere else, in part bc we require more schooling Why do they need to go to undergrad at all? In most countries they go directly from HS to Med School and should do the same here. Also we need more PAs
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    May 6, 2024
    Carnivore MD no longer does Keto-Carnivore because he thinks it’s unhealthy—stemming from self-reported adverse effects of chronic nutritional ketosis. You can’t make this stuff up. What a world.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Mar 24, 2020
    Diagnosed my first case of Trigeminal Neuralgia due to acute #COVID19. I’ve heard of ageusia and anosmia, but this is the first I’ve seen of CN5 involvement. It appears that the 🦠 hangs out in the cranial nerves? Anyone else seeing similar cases? #medtwitter #COVID4MDs
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    Michael Albert, MD
    @MichaelAlbertMD
    Nov 8, 2024
    Replying to @Farmer_Christo
    I agree with the concept of validating the safety of long-term chemical exposure, but not all chemicals are harmful. We consume H2O daily with little risk of harm.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Apr 29, 2021
    Insurance broke me. I no longer do prior authorizations bc I do not have the time or patience. Congrats, Big Insurance. You have broken my spirit and denied patients access to necessary care.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Dec 20, 2024
    🚨 BREAKING: Zepbound (#Tirzepatide) becomes the first-ever FDA-approved drug for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)! 🌟 fda.gov/news-events/pr…
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    Apr 1, 2020
    D1: Well, it happened. I developed symptoms last night, and I’m on self-isolation for a week. Started w/ dry cough and SOB and progressed 2 chest tightness. Pulse oximeter has me @ 98% on RA. We shall see... Can I be tested? No! Still restricted testing in CA. #COVIDー19 🦠
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    Michael Albert, MD
    @MichaelAlbertMD
    Jul 14, 2021
    “Obesity is a choice” is the biggest misconception we tell ourselves and our patients. Read any of the genetics or neuroscience of obesity literature, and you would quickly rid yourself of this concept. Ignorance remains an obstacle to progress.
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    Michael Albert, MD
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    May 17, 2025
    🚨NEW GLP1 RESEARCH: When GLP-1s stop, the weight comes back—fast. - - - A new Oxford meta-analysis (P04.009, EASO 2025) confirms what many clinicians have observed: stopping GLP-1 receptor agonists often leads to rapid and near-complete weight regain within 1–2 years. 📉 KEY
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