Kenny Lin, MD, MPH
@kennylinafp.bsky.social
Family doctor, Deputy Editor of American Family Physician
Associate Director, Lancaster General @pennmedicine.bsky.social Family Medicine Residency
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Univ.
Husband, father of 4
Opinions my own.
https://commonsensemd.substack.com
Associate Director, Lancaster General @pennmedicine.bsky.social Family Medicine Residency
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Univ.
Husband, father of 4
Opinions my own.
https://commonsensemd.substack.com
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Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose protects infants against lifelong health consequences
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Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose protects infants against lifelong health consequences: Since 2018, the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have recommended universal hepatitis B vaccination of stable ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/11/hepa...
CDC's Failure to Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination—“Shared Clinical Decision-Making” Is Abdication of Responsibility jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jama.com
Shared Clinical Decision-Making for COVID-19 Vaccination
This Viewpoint discusses shared clinical decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination.
jamanetwork.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CDC's Failure to Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination—“Shared Clinical Decision-Making” Is Abdication of Responsibility jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jama.com
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f... via @statnews.com
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg mix skepticism with new ways to define risk in pursuing sweeping changes to vaccine policy at the FDA.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f... via @statnews.com
Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA www.levernews.com/science-for-... via @levernews.com "This is the story of how the FDA was captured by the drug industry, and how,
instead of fixing the problem, the Trump administration seems hell-bent on making matters worse."
instead of fixing the problem, the Trump administration seems hell-bent on making matters worse."
Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA
The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA www.levernews.com/science-for-... via @levernews.com "This is the story of how the FDA was captured by the drug industry, and how,
instead of fixing the problem, the Trump administration seems hell-bent on making matters worse."
instead of fixing the problem, the Trump administration seems hell-bent on making matters worse."
FDA's menopause announcement dominated by hyperbole open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... via @garyschw.bsky.social
FDA's menopause announcement dominated by hyperbole
Distortions...exaggerations...unfounded claims
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose protects infants against lifelong health consequences: Since 2018, the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have recommended universal hepatitis B vaccination of stable ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/11/hepa...
Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose protects infants against lifelong health consequences
commonsensemd.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose protects infants against lifelong health consequences: Since 2018, the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have recommended universal hepatitis B vaccination of stable ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/11/hepa...
Make Medical School Three Years www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Make Medical School Three Years
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November 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Make Medical School Three Years www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate: Many Haven't Met in Months www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @medpagetoday.com #ACIP
CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate
Many expert panels shaping vaccine policy haven't met in months, leaving members in the dark
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate: Many Haven't Met in Months www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @medpagetoday.com #ACIP
Dr. Susan Monarez—Former CDC Director, First Live Interview open.substack.com/pub/erictopo... via @erictopol.bsky.social
Dr. Susan Monarez—Former CDC Director, First Live Interview
An American hero for standing up for science and public health
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November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Disband and Reconstitute CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated @ameracadpeds.bsky.social Lawsuit Says www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth... via @medpagetoday.com
Disband CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated Lawsuit Says
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
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November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Disband and Reconstitute CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated @ameracadpeds.bsky.social Lawsuit Says www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth... via @medpagetoday.com
Flood preparation, prevention, and an epidemic of short-term thinking: On July 4th, a flash flood in Kerr County, Texas killed 27 young girls and counselors at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp whose staff alumni included former first lady ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/11/floo...
Flood preparation, prevention, and an epidemic of short-term thinking
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November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Flood preparation, prevention, and an epidemic of short-term thinking: On July 4th, a flash flood in Kerr County, Texas killed 27 young girls and counselors at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp whose staff alumni included former first lady ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/11/floo...
Reposted by Kenny Lin, MD, MPH
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Reposted by Kenny Lin, MD, MPH
1/ This week was the American Public Health Association Conference. Thanks to the government shutdown, there were no CDC scientists at this NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE.
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
1/ This week was the American Public Health Association Conference. Thanks to the government shutdown, there were no CDC scientists at this NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE.
This should not be something a judge needs to order the White House to do - it’s basic decency.
The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings
The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This should not be something a judge needs to order the White House to do - it’s basic decency.
Marie Antoinette has nothing on Donald Trump. When the most powerful man in the world appeals to the Supreme Court for permission to starve 1 in 8 Americans, you know we’ve reached the point of no return.
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Marie Antoinette has nothing on Donald Trump. When the most powerful man in the world appeals to the Supreme Court for permission to starve 1 in 8 Americans, you know we’ve reached the point of no return.
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/a... via @statnews.com
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting
After initially approving Penobscot County's request for CDC aid, the agency put it on hold. Meanwhile, the virus spreads.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/a... via @statnews.com
Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits kffhealthnews.org/news/article... via @kffhealthnews.org Interesting headline. GOP lawmakers could stop "grappling" and just agree to extend the tax credits, allowing Democrats to reopen the federal government.
Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits - KFF Health News
Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge. Republicans, who h...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits kffhealthnews.org/news/article... via @kffhealthnews.org Interesting headline. GOP lawmakers could stop "grappling" and just agree to extend the tax credits, allowing Democrats to reopen the federal government.
Concierge Medicine Signals the Failure to Invest in Primary Care open.substack.com/pub/sensible...
Concierge Medicine Signals the Failure to Invest in Primary Care
At this point in my career, I know what I do well and what I do less well.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Concierge Medicine Signals the Failure to Invest in Primary Care open.substack.com/pub/sensible...
SNAP Cuts Collide with Electoral Politics open.substack.com/pub/healthsc... Reductions in SNAP will drive up homelessness because "the rent eats first."
SNAP Cuts Collide with Electoral Politics
Thoughts on hunger, affordability, and homelessness
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
SNAP Cuts Collide with Electoral Politics open.substack.com/pub/healthsc... Reductions in SNAP will drive up homelessness because "the rent eats first."
The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ (Continuous Fetal Monitoring) Is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ Is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
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November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ (Continuous Fetal Monitoring) Is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
The dangerous illusion of ‘peer-to-peer’ review for prior authorization www.statnews.com/2025/11/05/p... via @statnews.com
The dangerous illusion of ‘peer-to-peer’ review for prior authorization
The aggravating prior authorization process includes one step that merits scrutiny and potentially regulatory action: the peer-to-peer review.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The dangerous illusion of ‘peer-to-peer’ review for prior authorization www.statnews.com/2025/11/05/p... via @statnews.com
Why Big Wellness Loves Middle-Aged Women www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | Why Big Wellness Loves Middle-Aged Women
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Why Big Wellness Loves Middle-Aged Women www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
What Could Be Wrong with “Gold Standard Science”? www.milbank.org/quarterly/op... via @drjoshs.bsky.social @milbankfund.bsky.social
What Could Be Wrong with "Gold Standard Science"? | Milbank Memorial Fund
If repetition is the mother of learning, then I am learning that the second Trump administration likes to use the term "gold standard science." It is the
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November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What Could Be Wrong with “Gold Standard Science”? www.milbank.org/quarterly/op... via @drjoshs.bsky.social @milbankfund.bsky.social
Medicaid Work Requirements and the Political Facts of Life jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jamahealthforum.com
Medicaid Work Requirements and the Political Facts of Life
This JAMA Forum discusses the ramifications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Medicaid and the backlash that Republicans may experience after the cuts go into effect.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Medicaid Work Requirements and the Political Facts of Life jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jamahealthforum.com
Employment and Health Burden Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jamahealthforum.com Health insurance is associated with increases in employment - but requiring employment to keep health insurance just creates bureaucratic obstacles & waste.
Employment and Health Burden Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees
This cohort study evaluates the association between employment status and level of health burden among beneficiaries of a Michigan Medicaid health plan.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Employment and Health Burden Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @jamahealthforum.com Health insurance is associated with increases in employment - but requiring employment to keep health insurance just creates bureaucratic obstacles & waste.
Horrible. Just horrible.
1/ Today, the president announced he’s withholding funds for SNAP until the shutdown ends—not because the money isn’t there, but to use people’s empty stomachs as leverage.
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Horrible. Just horrible.