John LantosDec 30, 20227 minA humane society after Dobbs?O. Carter Snead’s book, What it Means to Be Human, is really two books. One is an idealistic program for cultural renewal. The other is...
John LantosDec 17, 20225 minLoving him meant letting him dieThere is a complex episode near the end of Rob Delaney’s shockingly readable memoir, A Heart That Works, The book is about his son Henry...
John LantosDec 12, 20222 minCaution about COVID vaccines for kids Five separable but interrelated issues should inform policies about COVID vaccines for kids. First, what is the goal? Vaccine doesn’t...
John LantosDec 8, 20225 minNights of Plague and Lessons of HistoryOrhan Pamuk’s novel Nights of Plague feels ripped from the headlines. A deadly infectious disease that started in China is threatening...
John LantosNov 28, 20223 minUK Appeals Court Supports AbleismMs. Heidi Crowter has Down Syndrome. So does her son Aiden. She thinks that her and her son’s lives are are worth living. She thinks...
John LantosNov 13, 20222 minFlorida’s Anti-Vax Policy The Florida Department of Health recently recommended that COVID vaccine not be given to males between the ages of 18-39. They claimed...
John LantosNov 2, 20223 minThe SARS-CoV-2 Lab-Leak Theory and the Dog That Did Not BarkIn a Sherlock Holmes story, a racehorse disappears on the night before a big race. Holmes is called in to investigate. He focuses not...
John LantosOct 26, 20222 minConverging Crises for KidsTwo ominous trends, and two ends of the illness severity spectrum, portend trouble for kids who need health care and the doctors who take...
John LantosOct 11, 20223 minCOVID, Colonoscopies, and CertaintyOK, just “follow the science.” What the hell does that mean? Philosophers of science know that scientific knowledge is value-laden. We...
John LantosSep 25, 20223 minProtecting children from ignorance The FDA has issued a new draft guidance regarding research in children. An accompanying press release states that we must protect...
John LantosSep 20, 20223 minEnd of Life Care for Children in GroningenFilmmaker Jean Luc-Godard’s obituary focused on his astounding creativity. It also noted that his death followed assisted suicide. His...
John LantosSep 4, 20223 minTeach us to outgrow guidelinesIn 1998, Norway, like many countries, adopted a national policy to guide decisions about life-sustaining treatment for extremely...