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Courage and consequences at the CDC
In a recent presentation to preventive medicine residents at Johns Hopkins, I reflected on the painful circumstances that led to my resignation from the…
Sep 1
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Kenny Lin
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August 2025
When deprescribing is the best medicine
Originally posted on Common Sense Family Doctor on January 21, 2019.
Aug 24
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Kenny Lin
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Do pharmaceutical conflicts of interest compromise the AAP guideline on childhood obesity?
In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and treatment of obesity in children…
Aug 16
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Kenny Lin
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Research supports moving away from race as a risk factor
In a 2021 American Family Physician editorial on the dangers of incorporating a patient’s race into medical decision-making, Dr.
Aug 4
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Kenny Lin
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July 2025
Lessons from the passage of Medicare
Originally published on Common Sense Family Doctor on February 13, 2013 and re-published today in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Medicare…
Jul 30
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Kenny Lin
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RFK Jr. is wrong about the US Preventive Services Task Force
Responding to President Trump's criticism of a federal judge who ruled against his asylum policy during his first term, Supreme Court Chief Justice John…
Jul 29
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Kenny Lin
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Barrett esophagus and esophageal cancer: sometimes, less treatment is more
Affecting approximately 6% of persons older than 50 years, Barrett esophagus is a premalignant condition that increases the risk of developing…
Jul 24
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Kenny Lin
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Health policy that is neither big nor beautiful
During my second and third years of residency (2002-2004), I periodically volunteered to see patients at a bare-bones clinic at a homeless shelter in…
Jul 9
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Kenny Lin
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AI: augmenting the intelligence of family physicians
In a recent editorial, Dr.
Jul 6
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Kenny Lin
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June 2025
What is the appropriate role of experts in primary care guidelines?
Originally published on Common Sense Family Doctor on August 6, 2019.
Jun 27
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Kenny Lin
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On chronic disease prevention, RFK Jr.'s actions speak louder than words
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
Jun 20
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Kenny Lin
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An epidemic of inequality
Originally posted on Common Sense Family Doctor on May 31, 2020.
Jun 14
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Kenny Lin
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