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The Lazarus Case

Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

By: John D. Lantos

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The Lazarus Case

Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

By: John D. Lantos

In this volume, John Lantos weaves a story that captures the dilemmas of modern medical practice. He draws on his experience in neonatal medicine, paediatrics and medical ethics to explore ethical dilemmas through one poignant representative situation.

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JHU Press

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0801887704

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9780801887703

Kidney to Share

By: Martha Gershun,John D. Lantos

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Kidney to Share

By: Martha Gershun,John D. Lantos

In Kidney to Share, Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She takes readers through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation. John D. Lantos, a physician and bioethicist, places Gershun's story in the larger context of the history of kidney transplantation and the ethical controversies that surround living donors. Together, they help readers understand the discoveries that made transplantation relatively safe and effective as well as the legal, ethical, and economic policies that make it feasible. Gershun and Lantos explore the steps involved in recovering and allocating organs. They analyze the differences that arise depending on whether the organ comes from a living donor or one who has died. They observe the expertise—and the shortcomings—of doctors, nurses, and other professionals and describe the burdens that we place on people who are willing to donate. In this raw and vivid book, Gershun and Lantos ask us to consider just how far society should go in using one person's healthy body parts in order to save another person. Kidney to Share provides an account of organ donation that is both personal and analytical. The combination of perspectives leads to a profound and compelling exploration of a largely opaque practice. Gershun and Lantos pull back the curtain to offer readers a more transparent view of the fascinating world of organ donation.

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Cornell University Press

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1501755447

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9781501755446

Kidney to Share

By: Martha Gershun,John D. Lantos

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By: Martha Gershun,John D. Lantos

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Cornell University Press

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1501755455

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9781501755453

Neonatal Bioethics

The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

By: John D. Lantos

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Neonatal Bioethics

The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

By: John D. Lantos

Neonatal intensive care has been one of the most morally controversial areas of medicine during the last thirty years. This study offers an expansive view of the abstract and practical features of neonatal medicine, examining the interconnected development of four key aspects of neonatal intensive care: medical advances, ethical analysis, legal scrutiny, and econometric evaluation. Tracing the recent history of neonatal ethics, analyzing the notable advances, and considering the many lessons to be learned, the authors present neonatal medicine as a paradigm of responsible societal management of medical innovation.

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080188344X

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The Lazarus Case

Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

By: John D. Lantos

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Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

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Neonatal Bioethics

The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

By: John D. Lantos,William L. Meadow

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The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

By: John D. Lantos,William L. Meadow

Neonatal intensive care has been one of the most morally controversial areas of medicine during the past thirty years. This study examines the interconnected development of four key aspects of neonatal intensive care: medical advances, ethical analysis, legal scrutiny, and econometric evaluation. The authors assert that a dramatic shift in societal attitudes toward newborns and their medical care was a stimulus for and then a result of developments in the medical care of newborns. They divide their analysis into three eras of neonatal intensive care. The first, characterized by the rapid advance of medical technology from the late 1960s to the Baby Doe case of 1982, established neonatal care as a legitimate specialty of medical care, separate from the rest of pediatrics and medicine. During this era, legal scholars and moral philosophers debated the relative importance of parental autonomy, clinical prognosis, and children's rights. The second era, beginning with the Baby Doe case (a legal battle that spurred legislation mandating that infants with debilitating birth defects be treated unless the attending physician deems efforts to prolong life "futile"), stimulated efforts to establish a consistent federal standard on neonatal care decisions and raised important moral questions concerning the meaning of "futility" and of "inhumane" treatment. In the third era, a consistent set of decision-making criteria and policies was established. These policies were the result of the synergy and harmonization of newly agreed upon ethical principles and newly discovered epidemiological characteristics of neonatal care. Tracing the field's recent history, notable advances, and considerable challenges yet to be faced, the authors present neonatal bioethics as a paradigm of complex conversation among physicians, philosophers, policy makers, judges, and legislators which has led to responsible societal oversight of a controversial medical innovation.

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JHU Press

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0801889006

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Do We Still Need Doctors?

A Physician's Personal Account of Practicing Medicine Today

By: John D. Lantos

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Do We Still Need Doctors?

A Physician's Personal Account of Practicing Medicine Today

By: John D. Lantos

Written with poignancy and compassion, Do We Still Need Doctors? is a personal account from the front lines of the moral and political battles that are reshaping America's health care system.

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Psychology Press

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0415924952

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