F. Perry Wilson

New Haven

Director, Clinical and Translational Research Acc., Yale University School of Medicine and Columnist at Medscape

Director, Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator @Yale. Columnist @medscape. How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't in bookstores now!

Articles

Autism: Environment, or Genes?

3 days ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

To figure it out, you need to understand twin studies. The issue I’m discussing this week is bound to be sensitive so let me try to focus just on the facts. Yes, there are more diagnosed cases of autism now than there have been in the past. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
We Are Seeing More Autism, and It’s Mostly Genetic

3 days ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. The issue I’m discussing this week is bound to be sensitive, so let me try to focus just on the facts. Yes, there are more diagnosed cases of autism now than there have been in the past. The US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F.
GLP-1 Drugs Might Cut Dementia Risk in Half

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. It’s quite a thing that we live in an era with the biggest blockbuster weight-loss drugs in history, and I can look at you straight-faced and say, yeah, but honestly that’s not the most interesting thing about the GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Ozempic.
Rara victoria de la vitamina D, esta vez en la esclerosis múltiple

2 weeks ago | espanol.medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

Bienvenidos a Factor de Impacto, su dosis semanal de comentarios sobre un nuevo estudio en medicina. Soy el Dr. F. Perry Wilson, de la Yale School of Medicine, en New Haven, Estados Unidos. Un estudio tras otro sobre enfermedades, desde la enfermedad de Alzheimer hasta la infección por el virus del Zika, han demostrado que un nivel bajo de vitamina D es un factor de riesgo de desenlaces desfavorables.
Irony: An Obituary

3 weeks ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

April 1st, 2025. Irony has died. F. Perry Wilson, MD·Follow4 min read·--Ladies and gentlemen, it is April 1st. Under ordinary circumstances, I’d be bringing you something from the lighter side of medical research: a study about binge-watching Netflix and sleep deprivation or how swearing increases pain tolerance. But not today. That is because it is my grim duty to inform you that Irony has died. Please pardon my emotion as I attempt to make it through this obituary.
Irony: An Obituary

3 weeks ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. Ladies and gentlemen, it is April 1. Under ordinary circumstances, I’d be bringing you something from the lighter side of medical research: a study about binge-watching Netflix and sleep deprivation or how swearing increases pain tolerance. But not today. That’s because it is my grim duty to inform you that irony has died.
Hay una bolsa de plástico en tu cerebro

3 weeks ago | espanol.medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

Bienvenidos a Factor de Impacto, su dosis semanal de comentarios sobre un nuevo estudio en medicina. Soy el Dr. F. Perry Wilson, de la Facultad de Medicina de Yale. Somos lo que comemos y lo que bebemos. Y cada vez comemos y bebemos más plástico. El plástico nos rodea. Está en nuestras botellas de agua y bolsas de la compra, en nuestros tubos de dentífrico y champú, en los recipientes que contienen nuestra comida, en nuestras tazas y platos y en nuestros cuchillos y tenedores.
US Falls Behind Other Countries in Avoidable Deaths

1 month ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. It doesn’t really matter what metric you choose. When you compare healthcare outcomes in the United States with other developed nations, we don’t stack up too well.
Estrés: ¿un nuevo factor de riesgo de cáncer?

1 month ago | espanol.medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

Bienvenidos a Factor de Impacto, su dosis semanal de comentarios sobre un nuevo estudio en medicina. Soy el Dr. F. Perry Wilson, de la Yale School of Medicine, en New Haven, Estados Unidos. Piensen por un momento en las causas del cáncer. ¿Qué se les ocurre? Lo primero en lo que pienso es en los factores relacionados con el estilo de vida: tabaquismo, consumo de alcohol, sobrepeso… Luego pienso en la genética.
New Weight Loss Drugs Are Wildly Effective, But They Aren’t Cost Effective

1 month ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

Member-only storyAt $200,000 per quality-adjusted life-year saved, Mounjaro doesn’t meet economic criteria for coverage. F. Perry Wilson, MD·Follow8 min read·--Much of my time in these columns is spent writing about whether a drug or supplement or diet or intervention works or not. That’s the central focus of medical science — can we do something for a patient and make a difference in their health? But there’s a related question that we rarely discuss but is almost equally as important.