Kenneth Lin MD

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Interpersonal medicine already exists. It’s called family medicine.

by Kenneth Lin MD January 10, 2019

A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine” received much well-deserved criticism for not only mischaracterizing EBM, but advocating…
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PSA-based screening for prostate cancer: Interpreting the changing guidelines

by Kenneth Lin MD November 8, 2018

Comparing the 2018 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on prostate cancer screening in the October 15th issue of American Family Physician with its previous…
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The AHRQ is in the line of fire. Here’s why you should care.

by Kenneth Lin MD March 17, 2018

For the past 30 years, a little-known U.S. health agency has supported and produced volumes of groundbreaking research on how to make health care…
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This physician won’t practice parachute-based medicine

by Kenneth Lin MD January 29, 2018

I try my best to practice evidence-based medicine on a daily basis. When I know that the test or intervention that I…
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What’s going to replace hospitals that downsize?

by Kenneth Lin MD January 3, 2018

I recently rounded on patients at Providence Hospital as the attending physician on the family medicine residency program’s inpatient service. Providence recently…