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John Lantos

May 9, 20222 min read

Leonard Cohen and Samuel Alito

“There’s gonna be a meter on your bed that will disclose what everybody knows.” In Roe v. Wade, Justice Blackmun wrote, “The Constitution...

John Lantos

Apr 28, 20222 min read

Free RaDonda Vaught

RaDonda Vaught, a nurse, made a mistake. As a result of her mistake, a patient died. She promptly reported the error to the hospital’s...

John Lantos

Apr 27, 20222 min read

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Henrietta Lacks

Wallace Stevens wrote “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” to suggest that what we see is never simply what is there. Seeing always...

John Lantos

Apr 26, 20222 min read

The Moral Cost of Methodologic Rigor

What sort of sicko would want to give a critically ill baby a useless and painful shot? Only a sadist! Or a scientist! The history of...

John Lantos

Apr 13, 20223 min read

Data dreams, distrust, and democracy

Modern medicine is both dehumanized and dehumanizing. But that may be the goal. Medicine works best when it reduces individuals to...

John Lantos

Apr 11, 20222 min read

The Pope and Perinatal Palliative Care

We were excited to hear the Pope. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30097527/_ We followed the colorfully clad Swiss Guards through a...

John Lantos

Apr 10, 20222 min read

Saving premature babies and abortion rights.

Here's a question that may seem weird: Should we let premature babies die to preserve abortion rights? The New York Times thinks so. It...

John Lantos

Apr 9, 20222 min read

Let's talk about gender identity

I'll admit it: I am afraid to write about gender. I'm sure to say the wrong things. I'll say "gender dysphoria" when I should say...

John Lantos

Apr 9, 20222 min read

Vaccine hesitancy: the appearance of the bull

"Do you know how many shots they give to two month old babies?? Five! Five different shots. And some are combinations. That can't be...