Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• The Problem With COVID-19 Treatment Trials   The scientific community has responded to the coronavirus pandemic with an explosion of research. But could there be too much of a good thing?
  Medscape, July 14, 2020
• 12 Ideas for Getting Kids Back to School   The lynchpin of economic recovery may rest with getting kids back to school, says F. Perry Wilson. Here are 12 ideas for getting it done safely.
  Medscape, July 08, 2020
• Could Nightly Drinks Be Good for the Brain?   Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a study suggesting that moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with greater cognitive function.
  Medscape, July 01, 2020
• Many People Lack Protective Antibodies After COVID-19 Infection   A new study on antibodies raises new concerns but also suggests that there may be light at the end of the (longer) COVID-19 tunnel.
  Medscape, June 24, 2020
• Is COVID-19 Risk Linked to Blood Type?   Could blood type be associated with the risk for coronavirus infection and death from COVID-19? Dr F. Perry Wilson looks at the available data.
  Medscape, June 16, 2020
• Altruism in the COVID Era: The Study That Gives Me Hope   This study reminds us that humans are creatures who take care of each other, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, June 10, 2020
• If We All Get COVID Anyway, Should We Just Get It Over With?   Will everyone get coronavirus eventually? If so, is there a strategy to get us through this pandemic as quickly as possible without leading to excess deaths?
  Medscape, June 02, 2020
• COVID 'Immunity Passport' No More Reliable Than a Coin Flip   For most of us, a positive COVID-19 antibody test would correspond to a 50/50 chance that we actually have antibodies against the virus. Dr F. Perry Wilson explains.
  Medscape, May 27, 2020
• COVID-Related MIS in Kids: What Do We Know?   COVID-19 seemed to spare most children, but there are now reports of an associated Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in kids.
  Medscape, May 20, 2020
• Interpreting COVID Findings: Avoid These Dangerous Mistakes   Does hypertension cause COVID-19 death? Does smoking protect you? Dr F. Perry Wilson explains how to thoughtfully interpret observational data.
  Medscape, May 13, 2020
• 'No Miracles Here': A Week on the COVID Ward   F. Perry Wilson brings us along on his first week of attending on a COVID-positive service, sharing his reflections, hopes, and disappointments throughout his experience.
  Medscape, May 06, 2020
• COVID-19 Data Point to Two Possible Realities -- Which Is It?   Is COVID-19 a slow-moving killer with a high death rate or a rapid spreader with minimal impact on most people?
  Medscape, April 28, 2020
• Reopen Society Now? Let's Not Land This Plane Blindfolded   Making decisions about reopening society would first require robust community testing, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, April 21, 2020
• 'Like Russian Roulette': Why HCPs Are So Scared of COVID-19 Healthcare workers have a different experience with COVID-19--and they're scared, says Dr F. Perry Wilson. It's not the death rate that they find so frightening, but the death variance. He explains.
  Medscape, April 14, 2020
• 'COVID Calculus' Is Changing Medicine 'COVID calculus' is about balancing risk and benefit in the whole hospital system, and it's getting worse as the epidemic worsens. But it's not all bad, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, April 07, 2020
• COVID-19 Death Predictions: What Do We Need to Know?   Predicting the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is necessary for driving public health interventions, but where do these predictions come from?
  Medscape, March 31, 2020
• COVID-19 Data, Fast and Furious: 'We Need to Adapt'   Several weeks after Dr Wilson's video on COVID-19 epidemiology, he takes another look at the data. Where are we, what can we learn, and what should we change moving forward?
  Medscape, March 30, 2020
• Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: What's the Evidence?   Everyone is talking about hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19, but there is no time to wait for large randomized trials. Will this be the end of evidence-based medicine as we know it?
  Medscape, March 25, 2020
• Is Patient Race Important -- Or Just Convenient?   Every clinical presentation begins with the patient's age, race, and gender. But what does race really tell us?
  Medscape, March 18, 2020
• Should Medical Conferences Be Canceled for COVID-19?   Transmission of COVID-19 at a medical conference may have happened already. Should these meetings be canceled? Dr F. Perry Wilson gives us his take.
  Medscape, March 10, 2020