Injectable & regenerative therapies
Peptides, stem cells, and other injectable therapies, and what the clinical evidence actually supports.
A nephrologist breaks down testosterone replacement therapy: who actually benefits, what the trials show, the real risks, and why most claims are overblown.
Regenerative medicine clinics sell stem cell injections for knees, wrinkles, and more. Here's what the data actually shows, and what you're really getting.
A nephrologist's honest look at GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound: weight loss, muscle loss, weight regain, side effects, and what we still don't know.
Peptides like BPC 157 and the "Wolverine stack" are everywhere on social media. Here's what the evidence actually shows, and where the real risks are.
About the author
F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE is a nephrologist, clinical researcher, and Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale University, where he directs the Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator. He hosts the Wellness, Actually podcast with Emily Oster, writes the weekly Impact Factor column on Medscape, and is the author of How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't (Grand Central, 2023).