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  • The Ethics of Shared Decision Making

    Edited by John D. Lantos ...
    Patients today are more empowered and knowledgeable than they have ever been. By law, they must be told about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments and give informed consent before treatment is initiated. Through the democratization of medical information, they have access to peer-reviewed medical journals. Social media allows patients to share stories with others and to learn about other ... Read more

    $68.39 USD

  • Kidney to Share

    by Martha Gershun, John D. Lantos ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    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 ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Neonatal Bioethics

    The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

    by John D. Lantos, MD, William L. Meadow, MD PhD ...
    Series series Bioethics
    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 ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Lazarus Case

    Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

    by John D. Lantos, MD ...
    Series series Medicine and Culture
    A gripping exploration of the legal and ethical dilemmas in neonatal intensive care—a truly original work.Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Titles in 2003 by Choice MagazineIn this new, startlingly original book, John D. Lantos weaves a compelling story that captures the dilemmas of modern medical practice. The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care begins with a fictional ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Preterm Babies, Fetal Patients, and Childbearing Choices

    by John D. Lantos, Diane S. Lauderdale ...
    Series series Basic Bioethics
    Why preterm birth rates in the United States remain high even as access to prenatal care has improved and infant mortality has steadily dropped.The United States has one of the highest rates of premature birth of any industrialized nation: 11.5%, nearly twice the rate of many European countries. In this book, John Lantos and Diane Lauderdale examine why the rate of preterm birth in the United ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Controversial Bodies

    Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses

    Edited by John D. Lantos, MD ...
    Controversial, fascinating, disturbing, and often beautiful, plastinated human bodies—such as those found at Body Worlds exhibitions throughout the world—have gripped the public's imagination. These displays have been lauded as educational, sparked protests, and drawn millions of visitors. This book looks at the powerful sway these corpses hold over their living audiences everywhere.Plastination ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Bioethics in the Pediatric ICU: Ethical Dilemmas Encountered in the Care of Critically Ill Children

    by Laura Miller-Smith, Ásdís Finnsdóttir Wagner, John D. Lantos ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book examines the many ethical issues that are encountered in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). It supports pediatricians, nurses, residents, and other providers in their daily management of critically ill children with the dilemmas that arise. It begins by examining the evolution of pediatric critical care, and who is now impacted by this advancing medical technology. Subsequent ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Do We Still Need Doctors?

    by John D. Lantos, M.D. ...
    Series series Reflective Bioethics
    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. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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    Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease

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  • Proactive Support of Labor

    The Challenge of Normal Childbirth

    by Paul Reuwer, Hein Bruinse, Arie Franx ...
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    $100.99 USD

  • Clinical Ethics in Anesthesiology

    A Case-Based Textbook

    Edited by Gail A. Van Norman, MD, Stephen Jackson, MD, Stanley H. Rosenbaum, MA MD, Susan K. Palmer ...
    Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. In this clinical ethics textbook, authors from across the USA, Canada and Europe draw on ethical principles and practical knowledge to provide a realistic understanding of ethical anesthetic practice. The result is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives ... Read more

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  • The Good Doctor

    A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics

    by Barron H. Lerner ...
    The story of two doctors, a father and son, who practiced in very different times and the evolution of the ethics that profoundly influence health careAs a practicing physician and longtime member of his hospital’s ethics committee, Dr. Barron Lerner thought he had heard it all. But in the mid-1990s, his father, an infectious diseases physician, told him a stunning story: he had physically placed ... Read more

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