F. Perry Wilson, MD
@fperrywilson.bsky.social
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator @Yale. Columnist @medscape.
How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't in bookstores now!
How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't in bookstores now!
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So excited for "Wellness, Actually" - a new podcast with
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
So excited for "Wellness, Actually" - a new podcast with
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
So excited for "Wellness, Actually" - a new podcast with
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
@profemilyoster.bsky.social. Weekly, we take on a wellness topic and (gasp) actually read the literature to separate fact from BS. Check out episode 1, "What's the deal with declining sperm counts?" today.
wellnessactually.fm
What if wellness influencers actually knew how to read a medical study? 🤔
New podcast. Me. @ProfEmilyOster. The ACTUAL data on wellness trends so you can stress less.
Listen to Wellness, Actually wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/show/5igTryE...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
New podcast. Me. @ProfEmilyOster. The ACTUAL data on wellness trends so you can stress less.
Listen to Wellness, Actually wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/show/5igTryE...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Official Trailer: Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD
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February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What if wellness influencers actually knew how to read a medical study? 🤔
New podcast. Me. @ProfEmilyOster. The ACTUAL data on wellness trends so you can stress less.
Listen to Wellness, Actually wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/show/5igTryE...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
New podcast. Me. @ProfEmilyOster. The ACTUAL data on wellness trends so you can stress less.
Listen to Wellness, Actually wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/show/5igTryE...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
In med school I bought a $15 noise machine to drown out the sirens and helicopters of Washington Heights.
It worked. Or at least I thought it did.
A new study suggests it may have been making things worse. 🧵 (1/13)
It worked. Or at least I thought it did.
A new study suggests it may have been making things worse. 🧵 (1/13)
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
In med school I bought a $15 noise machine to drown out the sirens and helicopters of Washington Heights.
It worked. Or at least I thought it did.
A new study suggests it may have been making things worse. 🧵 (1/13)
It worked. Or at least I thought it did.
A new study suggests it may have been making things worse. 🧵 (1/13)
We made it through Dry January. An entire month of alcohol content. So let me answer the question I keep getting asked:
How much is actually ok to drink?
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How much is actually ok to drink?
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January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We made it through Dry January. An entire month of alcohol content. So let me answer the question I keep getting asked:
How much is actually ok to drink?
🧵 (1/14)
How much is actually ok to drink?
🧵 (1/14)
Dry January, Week 3. So far, we’ve covered liver health and GLP-1s. Now, let’s get a little… far out.
This week is brought to you by the hashtag #CaliforniaSober.
The question: Can weed help you put down the bottle? Or does it just make things worse? Let’s look at the data. 1/13
This week is brought to you by the hashtag #CaliforniaSober.
The question: Can weed help you put down the bottle? Or does it just make things worse? Let’s look at the data. 1/13
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Dry January, Week 3. So far, we’ve covered liver health and GLP-1s. Now, let’s get a little… far out.
This week is brought to you by the hashtag #CaliforniaSober.
The question: Can weed help you put down the bottle? Or does it just make things worse? Let’s look at the data. 1/13
This week is brought to you by the hashtag #CaliforniaSober.
The question: Can weed help you put down the bottle? Or does it just make things worse? Let’s look at the data. 1/13
We're in week two of Dry January and continuing our month of columns dedicated to alcohol, the substance Homer Simpson referred to as the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. (1/12)
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
We're in week two of Dry January and continuing our month of columns dedicated to alcohol, the substance Homer Simpson referred to as the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. (1/12)
So... for reasons both personal and professional, I decided to dig into the data behind "Dry January". To be honest, I'm impressed. The liver is a remarkable organ. Brief thread on major findings:
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January 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
So... for reasons both personal and professional, I decided to dig into the data behind "Dry January". To be honest, I'm impressed. The liver is a remarkable organ. Brief thread on major findings:
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You can get ChatGPT to recommend thalidomide to a pregnant woman.
It's not even hard.
A new study in JAMA Network Open shows just how vulnerable medical AI is to manipulation. 🧵
It's not even hard.
A new study in JAMA Network Open shows just how vulnerable medical AI is to manipulation. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You can get ChatGPT to recommend thalidomide to a pregnant woman.
It's not even hard.
A new study in JAMA Network Open shows just how vulnerable medical AI is to manipulation. 🧵
It's not even hard.
A new study in JAMA Network Open shows just how vulnerable medical AI is to manipulation. 🧵
I was lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, surviving on a waiter's salary. My diet was basically wine, baguettes, and goat cheese.
Turns out that might've been good for my brain?
A new study says high-fat cheese prevents dementia. Let's talk about it. 🧀🧵
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Turns out that might've been good for my brain?
A new study says high-fat cheese prevents dementia. Let's talk about it. 🧀🧵
(1/10)
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I was lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, surviving on a waiter's salary. My diet was basically wine, baguettes, and goat cheese.
Turns out that might've been good for my brain?
A new study says high-fat cheese prevents dementia. Let's talk about it. 🧀🧵
(1/10)
Turns out that might've been good for my brain?
A new study says high-fat cheese prevents dementia. Let's talk about it. 🧀🧵
(1/10)
Humans share 98% of our DNA with chimps.
But there's one thing that makes us wildly different from our primate cousins.
And it might explain why our species took over the planet.
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But there's one thing that makes us wildly different from our primate cousins.
And it might explain why our species took over the planet.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Humans share 98% of our DNA with chimps.
But there's one thing that makes us wildly different from our primate cousins.
And it might explain why our species took over the planet.
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But there's one thing that makes us wildly different from our primate cousins.
And it might explain why our species took over the planet.
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Reposted by F. Perry Wilson, MD
Has been all outstanding research faculty talks since the #Match last week!
Dr. @fperrywilson.bsky.social giving Yale Nephrology RIP, Dr. Whitney Besse teaching us about genetic testing and kidney disease, and Dr. Lloyd Cantley presenting at the HTI Seminar! @yalemed.bsky.social
Dr. @fperrywilson.bsky.social giving Yale Nephrology RIP, Dr. Whitney Besse teaching us about genetic testing and kidney disease, and Dr. Lloyd Cantley presenting at the HTI Seminar! @yalemed.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Has been all outstanding research faculty talks since the #Match last week!
Dr. @fperrywilson.bsky.social giving Yale Nephrology RIP, Dr. Whitney Besse teaching us about genetic testing and kidney disease, and Dr. Lloyd Cantley presenting at the HTI Seminar! @yalemed.bsky.social
Dr. @fperrywilson.bsky.social giving Yale Nephrology RIP, Dr. Whitney Besse teaching us about genetic testing and kidney disease, and Dr. Lloyd Cantley presenting at the HTI Seminar! @yalemed.bsky.social
We're in the middle of a quiet revolution in depression treatment. For decades it was all about "chemical imbalance". SSRIs tweaking serotonin levels. And they work. Sort of.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We're in the middle of a quiet revolution in depression treatment. For decades it was all about "chemical imbalance". SSRIs tweaking serotonin levels. And they work. Sort of.
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I’ve called GLP-1 agents like Ozempic and Mounjaro "miracle drugs." But a new study forces me to re-evaluate that moniker.
The miracle has a problem: It ends when the prescription runs out.
Let's look at the data on the "Rebound Effect." 🧵
The miracle has a problem: It ends when the prescription runs out.
Let's look at the data on the "Rebound Effect." 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’ve called GLP-1 agents like Ozempic and Mounjaro "miracle drugs." But a new study forces me to re-evaluate that moniker.
The miracle has a problem: It ends when the prescription runs out.
Let's look at the data on the "Rebound Effect." 🧵
The miracle has a problem: It ends when the prescription runs out.
Let's look at the data on the "Rebound Effect." 🧵
A new randomized trial in American Journal of Psychiatry just dropped, and the headline result is…unexpected: smoking marijuana REDUCED alcohol consumption. Yes, reduced. And before you say “that makes no sense", let’s unpack it. (🧵)
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A new randomized trial in American Journal of Psychiatry just dropped, and the headline result is…unexpected: smoking marijuana REDUCED alcohol consumption. Yes, reduced. And before you say “that makes no sense", let’s unpack it. (🧵)
Young people today have more friends than any generation before them. They also report the highest levels of loneliness.
How is that possible? Turns out the answer is fascinating and maybe a little depressing. 🧵
How is that possible? Turns out the answer is fascinating and maybe a little depressing. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Young people today have more friends than any generation before them. They also report the highest levels of loneliness.
How is that possible? Turns out the answer is fascinating and maybe a little depressing. 🧵
How is that possible? Turns out the answer is fascinating and maybe a little depressing. 🧵
The use of doxycycline in childhood may protect against the future development of schizophrenia.
Wait... what?
This is one of those studies that makes you say "that can't be right." But maybe it is?
Let me walk you through this weird one.
Wait... what?
This is one of those studies that makes you say "that can't be right." But maybe it is?
Let me walk you through this weird one.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The use of doxycycline in childhood may protect against the future development of schizophrenia.
Wait... what?
This is one of those studies that makes you say "that can't be right." But maybe it is?
Let me walk you through this weird one.
Wait... what?
This is one of those studies that makes you say "that can't be right." But maybe it is?
Let me walk you through this weird one.
What killed Napoleon's army in 1812? For 200+ years, history books have pointed to epidemic typhus. Turns out, they may have been completely wrong. A new study just rewrote one of military history's greatest mysteries. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What killed Napoleon's army in 1812? For 200+ years, history books have pointed to epidemic typhus. Turns out, they may have been completely wrong. A new study just rewrote one of military history's greatest mysteries. 🧵
What killed Napoleon's army in 1812? For 200+ years, history books have pointed to epidemic typhus. Turns out, they may have been completely wrong. A new study just rewrote one of military history's greatest mysteries. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What killed Napoleon's army in 1812? For 200+ years, history books have pointed to epidemic typhus. Turns out, they may have been completely wrong. A new study just rewrote one of military history's greatest mysteries. 🧵
A new Nature study found that people with cancer who received an mRNA COVID vaccine while on immunotherapy lived nearly twice as long. Median survival jumped from 20.6 to 37.3 months.
That’s not a typo. Let’s talk about how, and why, that might be. 🧵
That’s not a typo. Let’s talk about how, and why, that might be. 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A new Nature study found that people with cancer who received an mRNA COVID vaccine while on immunotherapy lived nearly twice as long. Median survival jumped from 20.6 to 37.3 months.
That’s not a typo. Let’s talk about how, and why, that might be. 🧵
That’s not a typo. Let’s talk about how, and why, that might be. 🧵
There's a problem with BMI, and I can illustrate it like this: Seth Rogen (comedic legend, dad bod) has about the same BMI as Jalen Hurts (elite NFL QB, built like a tank). Both would be classified as "overweight" or nearly "obese." Clearly, something is wrong here. (🧵)
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
There's a problem with BMI, and I can illustrate it like this: Seth Rogen (comedic legend, dad bod) has about the same BMI as Jalen Hurts (elite NFL QB, built like a tank). Both would be classified as "overweight" or nearly "obese." Clearly, something is wrong here. (🧵)
I woke up in Las Vegas last week with some mysterious symptoms: pounding headache, nausea, feeling like I hadn't slept at all. Who knows what could cause such a thing? As I searched for coffee, I saw a sign promising salvation: IV fluids. On demand. For $248. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I woke up in Las Vegas last week with some mysterious symptoms: pounding headache, nausea, feeling like I hadn't slept at all. Who knows what could cause such a thing? As I searched for coffee, I saw a sign promising salvation: IV fluids. On demand. For $248. 🧵
🧵 New headlines say rising cancer rates in young people might be... fake? Before you panic (or un-panic), let's talk about why this is both more complicated AND more interesting than it sounds. Spoiler: I'm still getting my colonoscopy. 1/
October 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🧵 New headlines say rising cancer rates in young people might be... fake? Before you panic (or un-panic), let's talk about why this is both more complicated AND more interesting than it sounds. Spoiler: I'm still getting my colonoscopy. 1/
🧵 Walk into any pharmacy and you'll see supplement bottles claiming to "support heart health" or "boost immune function." These vague promises are everywhere. But here's the thing: a new study just proved these weasel words are fooling millions of Americans.
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🧵 Walk into any pharmacy and you'll see supplement bottles claiming to "support heart health" or "boost immune function." These vague promises are everywhere. But here's the thing: a new study just proved these weasel words are fooling millions of Americans.
Childhood obesity has quadrupled since the 1960s. Now over 20% of kids meet the definition (>95th percentile of BMI).
This is driving type 2 diabetes in children, and increases the risk of other diseases as adults.
We need to talk about weight-loss drugs for kids. 🧵
This is driving type 2 diabetes in children, and increases the risk of other diseases as adults.
We need to talk about weight-loss drugs for kids. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Childhood obesity has quadrupled since the 1960s. Now over 20% of kids meet the definition (>95th percentile of BMI).
This is driving type 2 diabetes in children, and increases the risk of other diseases as adults.
We need to talk about weight-loss drugs for kids. 🧵
This is driving type 2 diabetes in children, and increases the risk of other diseases as adults.
We need to talk about weight-loss drugs for kids. 🧵
Really excited to be speaking at @Medium Day this Friday.
I'll be talking about how to write about medicine while maintaining both skepticism and joy. Tons of amazing talks / discussions.
You can sign up for free here: www.mediumday.com
I'll be talking about how to write about medicine while maintaining both skepticism and joy. Tons of amazing talks / discussions.
You can sign up for free here: www.mediumday.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Really excited to be speaking at @Medium Day this Friday.
I'll be talking about how to write about medicine while maintaining both skepticism and joy. Tons of amazing talks / discussions.
You can sign up for free here: www.mediumday.com
I'll be talking about how to write about medicine while maintaining both skepticism and joy. Tons of amazing talks / discussions.
You can sign up for free here: www.mediumday.com