Common Sense Family Doctor

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

04/17/2026

My 100th column for Medscape!

Medical knowledge is always evolving. For his 100th column, Dr Kenny Lin reflects on how his views on cancer screening, blood pressure, and health policy have changed.

04/15/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/04/saving-ahrq-and-uspstf.html

AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll, MD recently submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies about the dire condition of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), where I spent 4 years as a medical officer...

04/03/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/04/ai-health-tools-for-general-public-fall.html

03/28/2026

https://commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2026/03/universal-resource-menu-more-effective.html

In January, I wrote a Medscape commentary about the mixed evidence that routinely screening patients for social needs improves health outcomes. Although many patients could benefit from assistance with necessities like food, housing, or transportation, screening for social needs only works if patien...