Kenny Lin, MD, MPH

Neighbor Tuesday: Measles update Welp, measles continues to climb.

Neighbor Tuesday: Measles update open.substack.com/pub/emilysmi...

Primary care supply and access challenges around the world: Although as an American family physician, I tend to focus on the primary care crisis in the US, a recent @nytimes.com story highlighted familiar challenges of recruiting family doctors to rural ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/03/prim...

Online Sports Betting Is a Public Policy Issue and a Public Health Issue This Viewpoint discusses the potential harms of online sports betting, gaps in prevention and treatment, and protective policy shifts.

Online Sports Betting Is a Public Policy Issue and a Public Health Issue jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jamahealthforum.com

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic shots could be made for as little as $3 a month, analysis finds Generic versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic medications could be mass produced for about $3 per person a month, according to a new analysis.

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic shots could be made for as little as $3 a month, analysis finds www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com

Smartwatch screening for hypertension: An analysis of 2021-2023 NHANES data found that among nonpregnant adults with hypertension, nearly 80% had a mean of three blood pressure (BP) measurements higher than 130/80 mm Hg. ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/03/smar...

Grandparents must forcefully defend vaccines | Opinion The co-founders of Grandparents for Vaccines describe why it’s important to stay engaged in th ehealth and welfare of grandkids in an age of vaccine misinformation.

"We never expected to worry that diseases we thought were gone might come roaring into their lives — yet here we are." Grandparents speak up - they know what the diseases are like and why vaccines are important.
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What the 'Relax Your Tight End' Super Bowl Ad Got Wrong PSA tests are never 'simple.' Dr Kenny Lin discusses how to move beyond overdiagnosis toward truly informed prostate cancer screening.

What the 'Relax Your Tight End' Super Bowl Ad Got Wrong About PSA Screening www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... via @medscape.com

Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania When it comes to reliable health information, Americans are more confident in federal health agencies' career scientists than their leaders.

A new Annenberg poll shows Americans trust federal career scientists and independent medical groups more than in the political leaders running U.S. health agencies
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1/ What’s the price of a 1% drop in MMR vaccination rates?

According to a new report by the Common Health Coalition, it’s 17,000+ measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations, 36 preventable deaths… and a $1.5 billion annual price tag.

Doctors Bear the Burden as ‘medical Freedom’ Fuels Worst US Measles Outbreak in 30 Years About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic’s parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to...

Doctors Bear the Burden as ‘Medical Freedom’ Fuels Worst US Measles Outbreak in 30 Years www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl... via @medscape.com

Former surgeon general: The Senate must not approve someone who can't practice medicine as the nation’s top doctor “The surgeon general is not a wellness influencer,” writes former Surgeon General Jerome Adams of Casey Means.

"The surgeon general is not a wellness influencer": Former surgeon general Jerome Adams on why the Senate should not confirm surgeon general-nominee Casey Means, who is not a licensed physician. www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/c...

New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom Georgetown CCF has been closely tracking Medicaid and CHIP enrollment periodically over the past decade, – most recently as states began “unwinding” continuous coverage protections put in place during...

@georgetownccf.bsky.social expanded Medicaid enrollment tracker is now live for all 50 states + DC.

New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/02/26/n... via
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Just what we don't need
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Casey Means Lacks the Right Stuff to Be America’s Top Doctor Casey Means, a wellness influencer, entrepreneur, and physician, this week tried to convince the Senate Health Committee that she is up to the task of serving as the US surgeon general.

Some thoughts on yesterday's Senate health committee hearing on Casey Means' Surgeon General nomination (gift link!): www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Chicago Invasive Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Reaches 10 Cases and 2 Fatalities: Vaccinations Urged The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently monitoring a cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases. Since January 15, 2026, ten adult cases and two related fatalities have ...

"The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently monitoring a cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases.

Since January 15, 2026, ten adult cases and two related fatalities have been confirmed."
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It drives me crazy that most people think that COVID-19 vaccines don't reduce transmission. They don't bring Reff <1, but the difference between spreading an infection to 2 people vs 1 person is huge at the scale of the population.

Surgeon general nominee and senator face off over vaccines and ‘shared decision-making’ Casey Means wanted to talk about chronic disease. But Bill Cassidy wanted to hear about her views on vaccines.

Surgeon general nominee and senator face off over vaccines and ‘shared decision-making’ www.statnews.com/2026/02/25/c... via @statnews.com Good for Sen. Cassidy for asking tough questions, but given how much Dr. Means dodged answering them, let's see if he grows a spine and blocks this nomination.

What Has Been Lost: One Year Into the Trump 2.0 Administration A documented record of actions affecting public health, science, and health protections

What Has Been Lost: One Year Into the Trump 2.0 Administration open.substack.com/pub/drjessic... via @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social

The test of open dialogue In the face of Jay Bhattacharya as the new CDC Director

The test of open dialogue open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... via @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social "It is one thing to call for open dialogue when you feel excluded. It is another thing to protect it when you are in charge."

The new ACIP may still not understand their job.

In the federal register notice for the meeting it says they’re planning to address and make recommendations about COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID, neither of which is within their job description. 1/3

Side effects from a pill or vaccine do NOT mean something is wrong with the medicine or vaccine. People's bodies respond to things differently but that doesn't mean they are harmful. This is a literacy issue around public health and medicine.

It’s time for a new era of advocacy for physicians “Physicians are, by nature and necessity, advocates,” writes Sarah C. Nosal, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

It’s time for a new era of advocacy for physicians www.statnews.com/2026/02/24/d... via @aafp.org @statnews.com "The exam room will always be the heart of our work, but it cannot be the limit of our influence."

The Strategic Collapse of Public Health Surveillance Dr Sandra Fryhofer warns that unexplained CDC data gaps and shifts in vaccine injury compensation could signal a reckless dismantling of public health infrastructure.

The Strategic Collapse of Public Health Surveillance www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... via @medscape.com

Should everyone get a blood test for cancer? Promise, hype, and hard truths

Should everyone get a blood test for cancer? open.substack.com/pub/mccormic... via @examined.bsky.social Great job putting recently announced negative NHS-Galleri trial results in perspective.

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis after Measles Infection | NEJM A 7-year-old boy was brought to a hospital with a 3-month history of cognitive deterioration and seizures. He had contracted measles at 7 months of age while living in an area where the ...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis after Measles Infection www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... "A progressive neuroinflammatory disease associated with persistent measles virus infection. ...The condition is fatal. The primary way to prevent measles infection and its neurologic sequelae is vaccination."

Grail’s Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

Grail’s Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/h...

Continuity of care: health benefits and compensation: Continuity of care—a trusting relationship with a personal physician based on recurring interactions over time—is an essential ingredient of the secret sauce of family medicine. Numerous studies ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/02/cont...

COVID vaccination during pregnancy linked to lower preeclampsia risk A new multinational study from the INTERCOVID Consortium, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, has found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, particularly when combin...

"COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was associated with a 45% increased risk of preeclampsia... Vaccination reduced the overall odds of preeclampsia amongst women"

Immunization improves maternal outcomes.

#ObGynSky + #MedSky.

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Opinion | The MAHA Coalition Is Falling Apart

The public health of spite. A great piece by @dwallacewells.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard | Harvard Magazine How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n... via @harvardmagazine.bsky.social