Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• Hostile Culture 'Makes Worse Doctors'   A new study 'brings the numbers ' about the mistreatment of medical trainees.
  Medscape, February 26, 2020
• Sexual History: More Partners, More Cancer?   A study suggests that a higher number of sexual partners is associated with a greater risk for cancer. Not exactly, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, February 19, 2020
• 2019-nCoV Epidemiology: What Do These Numbers Really Mean?   Reports on the novel coronavirus come with a bunch of numbers, such as attack rates, fatality rates, R0. As healthcare professionals, we need to understand what these mean. Here's a brief lesson.
  Medscape, February 11, 2020
• FDA Approvals: Is Pharma Buying Testimonies?   Could pay for travel, accommodations, and time influence the testimonies of people speaking at FDA committee meetings?
  Medscape, February 05, 2020
• Can AI Help Map Decline in Brain Function?   Can a new machine-learning technique transform cross-sectional data into longitudinal data? Perry Wilson breaks down the study.
  Medscape, January 29, 2020
• Psychedelics and Their 'Mystical Effects' in the Real World   Lab studies have shown that psychedelics induce 'transformative experiences,' but what happens in the real world?
  Medscape, January 22, 2020
• Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care   The size of the complementary and alternative medicine market is an 'indictment against the conventional medical industry,' says F. Perry Wilson. What can be done to reverse this growing trend?
  Medscape, January 15, 2020
• A Few Minutes on the Potential Harm of Predictive Models   Models designed to predict response to therapy may not actually be doing that at all, says Dr Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, January 08, 2020
• Home Sweet Home -- Now With Hospital-Level Care   In-home hospital care is not only feasible, but it also reduces costs and benefits both patients and caregivers.
  Medscape, December 18, 2019
• Multiple Psych Disorders Genetically Linked -- New Findings   Some psychiatric disorders are frequently observed together. Could they share a genetic link?
  Medscape, December 12, 2019
• Intermittent Fasting--What's the Key to Success?   A recent study showed that time-restricted eating led to weight loss and improved metabolic parameters. But is it because of intermittent fasting or something else?
  Medscape, December 05, 2019
• Americans Are Dying Younger--Why?   Is it stress? Obesity? Lack of healthcare? What's causing US life expectancy to fall?
  Medscape, November 26, 2019
• 'No, I'm a Girl': What Influences Gender Identity?   Is gender identity socially induced or internally developed? Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a study on transgender and cisgender children's gender development.
  Medscape, November 20, 2019
• The Charlie Brown of Supplements Strikes Out Again   Vitamin D and fish oil fall flat again in type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. But this is not a bad thing, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, November 13, 2019
• STI Diagnoses Crowdsourced on Reddit: What Can We Learn?   People are using social media platforms to ask the general public to help diagnose sexually transmitted infections.
  Medscape, November 06, 2019
• Immigrants Afraid to Seek Medical Care in Trump Era   A study shows that immigrants are avoiding emergency departments due to fear caused by the President's rhetoric.
  Medscape, October 30, 2019
• Are Plant-Based Burgers a Healthier Option?   When it comes to burgers, does 'meatless' mean 'healthy'?
  Medscape, October 23, 2019
• Is Mom's Bariatric Surgery Linked With Birth Defects?   Is there an association between bariatric surgery in a woman and the risk of her child having birth defects?
  Medscape, October 16, 2019
• No Harm in Red Meat After All? Not Exactly   Dr F. Perry Wilson gives us his take on the controversial 'red meat studies,' saying that the authors aren't telling us that we should eat more of it.
  Medscape, October 09, 2019
• Does Vitamin C in Sepsis Live Up to the Hype?   An observational study of the effect of vitamin C on sepsis has been called 'too good to be true.' Now we have results from a randomized controlled trial. Does it live up to the hype?
  Medscape, October 02, 2019