John LantosMay 23, 20223 minRedonda Vaught and the Stench of CorruptionA stench of corruption hangs over the whole debacle of the trial and sentencing of nurse Redonda Vaught. She was the designated...
-May 11, 20224 minCalifornia U-Turn on Vaccine Mandates The California legislature appears to have caved to pressure from opponents of a COVID vaccine mandate for schoolkids. I’d prefer to...
-May 9, 20222 minLeonard 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...
-Apr 28, 20222 minFree RaDonda VaughtRaDonda Vaught, a nurse, made a mistake. As a result of her mistake, a patient died. She promptly reported the error to the hospital’s...
-Apr 27, 20222 minThirteen Ways of Looking at Henrietta LacksWallace Stevens wrote “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” to suggest that what we see is never simply what is there. Seeing always...
-Apr 26, 20222 minThe Moral Cost of Methodologic RigorWhat 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...
-Apr 13, 20223 minData dreams, distrust, and democracyModern medicine is both dehumanized and dehumanizing. But that may be the goal. Medicine works best when it reduces individuals to...
-Apr 11, 20222 minThe Pope and Perinatal Palliative CareWe were excited to hear the Pope. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30097527/_ We followed the colorfully clad Swiss Guards through a...
-Apr 10, 20222 minSaving 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...
-Apr 9, 20222 minLet's talk about gender identityI'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...
-Apr 9, 20222 minVaccine 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...