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F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE

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How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't: Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay Healthy

How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't: Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay Healthy

Blending personal anecdotes with hard science, an accomplished physician, researcher, and science communicator gives you the tools to stay healthy.

2023

F. Perry Wilson

F. Perry Wilson

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The Real Reason Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ruining Your Health

Hint: It’s not the chemicals.

Jan 14

The Real Reason Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ruining Your Health

Jan 14

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How Old Is Your Body? Stand On One Leg and Find Out

According to new research, the time you can stand on one leg is the best marker of physical aging.

Oct 23, 2024

How Old Is Your Body? Stand On One Leg and Find Out

Oct 23, 2024

Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

A new study shows exactly how stress alters the immune system to cancer’s benefit.

2d ago

Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

2d ago

Why Paying People to Get Vaccinated Doesn’t Work

It actually makes things worse.

Feb 12

Why Paying People to Get Vaccinated Doesn’t Work

Feb 12

It’s Not the Chemicals, It’s the Calories

People are missing the point about ultra-processed foods.

Feb 4

It’s Not the Chemicals, It’s the Calories

Feb 4

Yes, the Pain Is All in Your Head

New study uses EEG and TMS to measure pain directly from the brain.

Jan 27

Yes, the Pain Is All in Your Head

Jan 27

Ozempic: There’s Good News and Bad News

A new study leverages millions of patients to find the effects — and side-effects — no one is talking about.

Jan 22

Ozempic: There’s Good News and Bad News

Jan 22

What Rome Can Teach Us About Industrial Pollution

Lead exposure significantly lowered the empire’s IQ

Jan 7

What Rome Can Teach Us About Industrial Pollution

Jan 7

The Strange Reason Taxi Drivers Rarely Get Alzheimer’s Disease

And why you should turn off your GPS

Dec 17, 2024

The Strange Reason Taxi Drivers Rarely Get Alzheimer’s Disease

Dec 17, 2024

Stressed? Maybe You Should Blame Your Tonsillectomy

Studies continue to link the surgical procedure with physical and psychiatric ailments later in life.

Dec 10, 2024

Stressed? Maybe You Should Blame Your Tonsillectomy

Dec 10, 2024

F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE

F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE

18.5K Followers

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Medicine, science, statistics. Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale. Host of "Impact Factor" on Medscape.com.

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