Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• This Is Your Brain on COVID-19   Do we know how COVID attacks the brain, producing symptoms such as distorted sense of smell? F. Perry Wilson comments on the data we have so far.
  Medscape, May 25, 2022
• One Million COVID Cases a Day? We're Already There   Perry Wilson explains why we are way, way underestimating the number of COVID cases in this country.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Could a Cold Virus Be Causing Severe Hepatitis in Kids?   F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data on what may be responsible, and what is probably a red herring.
  Medscape, April 26, 2022
• Antidepressants Don't Increase Quality of Life?   F. Perry Wilson comments on a study that looks at the effectiveness of antidepressants.
  Medscape, April 20, 2022
• Fracking May Pose a Risk to the Developing Fetus   Evidence is mounting that proximity to fracking sites is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
  Medscape, April 06, 2022
• It May Be Time to Ban Kids From Social Media   When it comes down to it, do kids really need social media? What purpose does it serve?
  Medscape, March 29, 2022
• Ivermectin and COVID: Is a Microscopic Worm the Key?   F. Perry Wilson comments on a meta-analysis of ivermectin treatment for COVID.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Don’t Drink Calories: Artificial Sweeteners Beat Sugar   When it comes to weight gain, are no- or low-calorie sweetened drinks just as bad as the ones loaded with sugar?
  Medscape, March 15, 2022
• Half of Adults Lost IQ Points to Lead Toxicity   The cumulative loss of intelligence and productivity is staggering.
  Medscape, March 08, 2022
• Is Acupuncture for Pain Control Just an Elaborate Placebo?   Is Acupuncture for Pain Control Just an Elaborate Placebo?
  Medscape, February 28, 2022
• It's Time for a National Coronavirus Thermostat   Masks on or off? Check the coronastat. This could be how we deal with COVID waves in our future.
  Medscape, February 22, 2022
• The Truth About Lockdowns: Refuting the ‘No Benefit’ Study   F. Perry Wilson highlights the problems with this media-hyped study about COVID lockdowns and mortality, starting with how "lockdown" was defined.
  Medscape, February 14, 2022
• Get More Sleep, Lose More Weight: A Randomized Trial   The idea of losing weight in bed isn't exactly new, but this one involves sleep rather than -- ahem -- energy expenditure.
  Medscape, February 07, 2022
• 1 in 3 People Misinterpret Home COVID Tests   F. Perry Wilson reveals how home COVID test instructions could render these tests useless.
  Medscape, January 31, 2022
• COVID Is a Disaster. It Could Have Been Worse.   F. Perry Wilson muses on how the COVID pandemic might have been even worse. What if kids had been more vulnerable than adults? What if the vaccines hadn't worked?
  Medscape, January 25, 2022
• Is COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Just Needle Phobia?   F. Perry Wilson asks why so many people object to vaccines, yet they accept other medicines without a hue and cry.
  Medscape, January 19, 2022
• Ketamine Learns a New Trick   A proof-of-concept study offers hope for long-term dual clinical benefit in depression and alcohol use disorder.
  Medscape, January 11, 2022
• The Pandemic Isn't Over Until We Stop Isolating People for COVID   F. Perry Wilson addresses the controversial idea that the end of the pandemic is the end of isolation.
  Medscape, December 20, 2021