Common Sense Family Doctor

06/18/2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-evidence-behind-new-dyslipidemia-guideline-2026a1000jjh

The ACC/AHA brought back LDL targets, but is the evidence there? Dr Kenny Lin breaks down the 2026 lipid guideline and offers a practical approach.

06/15/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/06/stopping-outbreak-hantavirus-on-mv.html

06/10/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/06/when-emotions-matter-more-than-evidence.html

In 2019, after another of the horrific mass shooting events that most Americans have become numb to but are far less common in other developed countries, I was asked to participate in a panel presentation on "Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue" at the Family Medicine Education Consortium's annual...

06/02/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/06/lancaster-medical-heritage-museums.html

I serve on the Board of Directors of the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum, and we have inaugurated an "Object of the Month" feature to highlight interesting items from the museum's collections. Here is the one for June.

05/27/2026

https://ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-uspstf-firings-are-headlines?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=newsletter

Aaron Carroll connects the dots to tell the deeper story behind fourteen months of USPSTF headlines.

05/21/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/05/how-recent-paxlovid-studies-explode.html

05/17/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/05/screening-for-testicular-cancer-is.html

In adolescent and young adult males, palpation of the testicles for signs of cancer has traditionally been part of the preparticipation sports physical or well-child examination. Unlike most malignancies that predominantly affect older adults, testicular cancer is most commonly diagnosed between 15....

05/15/2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/grading-new-dyslipidemia-guidelines-2026a1000f6h?ecd=a2a

Dr Kenny Lin reviews the updated ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guidelines and explains why primary care clinicians shouldn't blindly accept the new rules as gospel.

05/06/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/05/lancaster-medical-heritage-museums.html

I serve on the Board of Directors of the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum, and we have inaugurated an "Object of the Month" feature to highlight interesting items from the museum's collections. Here is the one for May.

04/29/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/04/does-prescription-to-drink-more-fluids.html