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March 20, 2025

A Rare Win For Vitamin D Supplementation: Multiple Sclerosis

March 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
A Rare Win For Vitamin D Supplementation: Multiple Sclerosis

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

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March 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment /Source
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vitamin d, ms, multiple sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, cis, jama, randomized trial
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March 20, 2025

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

March 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
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.

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March 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment
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ozempic, mounjaro, cost, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, jama health forum, hwang
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March 04, 2025

There's a Sandwich Bag of Plastic In Your Brain

March 04, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
There's a Sandwich Bag of Plastic In Your Brain

A new study shows how microplastics accumulate in the frontal cortex.

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microplastics, nanoplastics, brain, nature medicine, dementia
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February 25, 2025

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

February 25, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
#DiedSuddenly Was Bullshit: So Why Did We Believe It?

Covid Vaccines did NOT lead to an increase in sudden death

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February 25, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment /Source
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covid, covid-19, vaccines, died suddenly, death, sports, jama network open
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February 20, 2025

Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

February 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
Stress, Everyday Stress, Is A Cancer Risk Factor

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

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February 20, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment
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stress, cancer, breast cancer, jama network open, discrimination, deprivation, risk factors
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February 13, 2025

Why Paying People to Get Vaccinated Doesn't Work

February 13, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
Why Paying People to Get Vaccinated Doesn't Work

It actually makes things worse.

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February 13, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment
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vaccine, covid, jama network open, financial incentive, trial, germany
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February 04, 2025

It's Not the Chemicals, It's the Calories

February 04, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
It's Not the Chemicals, It's the Calories

People are missing the point about ultra-processed foods.

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food, ultra-processed food, upf, diet, health, wellness, jama network open
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January 28, 2025

The Promise of Quantifying Pain

January 28, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
The Promise of Quantifying Pain

It turns out, it really is all in your head.

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January 28, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson/ Comment /Source
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pain, health, wellness, science, jama neurology, eeg, tms
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January 23, 2025

Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

January 23, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

A new study leverages millions of patients to find the effects - and side-effects -  no one is talking about.

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ozempic, glp1ra, diet, weight loss, discovery, veterans affairs, al-aly, weight, health, wellness
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January 14, 2025

The Real Reason Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ruining Your Health

January 14, 2025/ F. Perry Wilson
The Real Reason Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ruining Your Health

Hint: It’s not the chemicals.

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food, nutrition, ultra-processed, ultraprocessed, nature, nature food, fpro
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