Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• 'Compelling' Data: Bariatric Surgery Saves Lives   Why are there still so many hurdles between obese patients with type 2 diabetes who would benefit from this life-saving treatment?
  Medscape, October 2018
• Counting Fetal Kicks: Too Much Info?   Perry Wilson discusses the evidence for tracking 'reduced fetal movement.' Is it beneficial in lowering fetal mortality or just anxiety-inducing in the mother?
  Medscape, October 2018
• A Secret to 5-Star Ratings: Prescribe Antibiotics   A new study confirms what many clinicians suspected: Patients reward and punish them for how they treat respiratory infections, reports Dr Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, October 2018
• Gender Nonconformity: New Suicide Risk in Teens?   High school is a rough time for almost everyone, but for teens who don't conform to gender norms, it can be life threatening.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Strike Three for Aspirin in Primary Prevention   Three more studies seal the deal: Aspirin no longer has a role to play in primary prevention of heart attacks, says Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Suicide Notes Suggest 'Chilling' Role of Chronic Pain   Clinicians may need to reprioritize chronic pain as a risk factor for suicide, a new study suggests.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Vitamin D's Fractured Relationship With Bone   Perry Wilson explains how Mendelian randomization can separate out the true variables that affect fracture risk, shattering some widely held beliefs about vitamin D supplements.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Opioid Tactic Gone Wrong   The federal government tried to restrict analgesics containing hydrocodone by switching them from schedule III to II, but prescribing hassles may have derailed those intentions.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Want to Save a Billion Dollars? Avoid Combo Meds   A new study suggests that Medicare could see huge savings by banning combo medications in favor of their generic constituent drugs, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, August 2018
• A Vaccine Success Story, for Some   The rotavirus vaccine has saved the lives of many children but has the potential to save many more.
  Medscape, August 2018