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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

Avoiding Death: How the US Fails on a Key Healthcare Metric

A new study shows that the US is at the bottom of the barrel compared to other developed nations.

1d ago

Avoiding Death: How the US Fails on a Key Healthcare Metric

1d ago

New Weight Loss Drugs Are Wildly Effective, But They Aren’t Cost Effective

At $200,000 per quality-adjusted life-year saved, Mounjaro doesn’t meet economic criteria for coverage.

Mar 18

New Weight Loss Drugs Are Wildly Effective, But They Aren’t Cost Effective

Mar 18

A Rare Win For Vitamin D Supplementation: Multiple Sclerosis

Randomized trials of Vitamin D supplementation almost always fail. Not this time.

Mar 10

A Rare Win For Vitamin D Supplementation: Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 10

There’s a Sandwich-Bag of Plastic In Your Brain

A new study shows how microplastics accumulate in the frontal cortex

Mar 3

There’s a Sandwich-Bag of Plastic In Your Brain

Mar 3

#DiedSuddenly Was Bullshit: So Why Did We Believe It?

Covid Vaccines did NOT lead to an increase in sudden death

Feb 25

#DiedSuddenly Was Bullshit: So Why Did We Believe It?

Feb 25

Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

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

Feb 19

Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

Feb 19

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

F. Perry Wilson, MD

F. Perry Wilson, MD

19.4K 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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