Bioethicist, Physiologist, Pub Health-ist, Advocate-ist. DrPH, PhD, MPH, HEC-Chttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3mbcxospl622fhttps://www.thehastingscenter.org/the-bizarre-and-dangerous-concept-of-over-vaccination/31 Dec 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcxospl622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lxs3ffl3wc2vThis Op Ed is a call to action from highly qualified experts who have served (and protected) all of us for decades. When they see the depth of the self inflicted wounds that SecDHHS’ is promulgating on all of us, they demand change. All of us should do same. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.Lt1K.4YRAW4j0PRa2&smid=url-share01 Sep 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxs3ffl3wc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lqzlyc32gs2fAbrego García Case Summary; Deport w/o Due Process > Ignore Injunction Stopping ✈️s > Admit Mistake in Court > Falsely Malign in Media > Ignore SCOTUS’ Demand 2 Facilitate Return > Claim Can’t Return 🇸🇻 Citizen 2 🇺🇸 > Quietly Get Fed Grand Jury 2 Indict for 3 y/o Traffic Stop > Magically Returns 2 🇺🇸07 Jun 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzlyc32gs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lphadpydyc2uThis NYT story, while describing a tech context, is relevant to my team’s poster preso at ASGCT this week - Do broad claims of trade secret protections create harm? We ask whether patient safety is impacted if/when the veil of trade secrets is unquestioned. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/apple-app-store-antitrust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE8.vDXH.wTzUp_-adZbE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare18 May 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphadpydyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lph75bb4cs2uAs usual, a lucid and thoughtful discussion and analysis by @alyssaburgart.bsky.social of an incredibly sad case that should concern EVERY American. https://www.poppiesandpropofol.com/p/pregnant-georgia-woman-declared-dead?r=1f5e3v&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=audio-player18 May 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lph75bb4cs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lp7v47ffgc2ePóster #1857 is up @asgct New Orleans! Come and see us from 5:30-7p15 May 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7v47ffgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3loypl3nx722pJust a point of reference as to what Bainbridge Island (elected) Councilmembers and (voluntary committee and board members) are permitted to accept as gifts.12 May 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3loypl3nx722phttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lowkhssqts2fWhy have the emoluments clause? Is that just for suckers and losers? https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=12168051111 May 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowkhssqts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3loo64dgdm22qA tremendous story here. So personal, so well written. Please read and share broadly. https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma08 May 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo64dgdm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3logsrz55f225Until people are held accountable for the malicious lies they spread, sadly, I don’t see this changing. Huge props to JOliver and his researchers for debunking Sec DHHS’s patently absurd lexicon of LIES. If something seems shocking; check facts. Repetition of unchecked lies hurts ALL OF US [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3logsrz55f225https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lnxi4hcmf22dThis is pretty deeply “F’d” and these “researchers” need a serious rebuke. Anyone who’s received a letter like that from an IRB knows it translates to; “Oh hell no you can’t do that”. & yet the Univ is compelled to protect their confidentiality. The lying to the AI about consent too…..chilling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxi4hcmf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lnsn24f3fs2hScientists’ curiosity about “the how” is endless. Also; humble ones don’t presume/or make conclusions in areas where they aren’t experts…. So I’m crowdsourcing here. It sure SEEMS like passenger capacity far exceeds lifeboat capacity. I look forward to learning how there’s more behind the photo27 Apr 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsn24f3fs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lnlins5c7c2iI just landed in Dallas. TX is a huge state. But you know the only boundary measles knows? Vaccination24 Apr 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlins5c7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lnde6ktjhk2nMay the absolute GOAT pontiff who put HIS SERVICE TO OTHERS- to the weak, the persecuted, the vulnerable and the poor; Rest In Peace. As a LOOONNNNGGGG-Lapsed Catholic, I remain blown away at the example he set for service and humility. A new hi-water mark has been set for “Righteous Dudes.”21 Apr 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnde6ktjhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lnbbmrrsvk2qToday, on the most important day in Christian faith, how does POTUS’s Easter message the conform to Christ’s teachings? Luke 6; 27-28; I tell you, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.20 Apr 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnbbmrrsvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmuh27czas24It’s condition upon arrival yesterday says a great deal….15 Apr 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuh27czas24https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lms3vrt5hc25SUCH a compelling story of how our differences in the definition of justice can be crushing. Yet can also be overcome. Just wow. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/858/how-to-tell-a-dumb-american-story14 Apr 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lms3vrt5hc25https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmmzvjbxqk2aAs a clinical ethicist, the bitterness of the ironies of this story are beyond description. A call to a consult on determination of death & working through that with a family is one of the most humbling experiences you will ever know. Here, its surname/age/status > Death. Just wow. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/11/politics/trump-administration-social-security-dead-dhs12 Apr 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmzvjbxqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmmtwqcwic2kThank you, coffee gods. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmtwqcwic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmmtbt2q4s2kAs an ethicist; file under “truth and justice” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmtbt2q4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmkadirap222Gorgeous piece here! https://open.substack.com/pub/theunbiasedscipod/p/dear-science?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web11 Apr 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkadirap222https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lmk7d7bygc22Worth the read https://www.thehastingscenter.org/de-extinction-is-here-now-what/11 Apr 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk7d7bygc22https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lm5rdqxxpc26Another preventable pediatric death. And RFKjr attending the funeral? I’m SO troubled. Parents can invite anyone they choose, but pretext of Sec DHHS’s attendance should be seen for what it is; It’s exploiting another grieving family to promulgate his false beliefs. These deaths were PREVENTABLE https://open.substack.com/pub/pauloffit/p/another-child-dies-from-measles?r=1f5e3v&utm_medium=ios06 Apr 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5rdqxxpc26https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lm3lueseb224It’s interesting and inspiring to be on the ⛴️ headed into Seattle, with so many folks organizing to protest. It should not be overlooked by any that, in add’n to many other pressing concerns, our country permits one individual to bet (and lose) $6T from our economy in 2 days.05 Apr 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3lueseb224https://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3llysiwekys2pGrateful to @bmj.com Journal of Medical Ethics Blog for giving space for this piece. https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2025/04/03/opportunities-lie-within-beqvezs-discontinuation/04 Apr 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llysiwekys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3llrz4u3h5k2jThis is so damned impressive what @booker.senate.gov Cory Booker is doing/has done here. Making new history. So, So, So important. Will be Proud to have the longest filibuster on record, now be assigned to a man who stands for citizens rights, versus standing for their denial.01 Apr 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrz4u3h5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lljlkgegqk2rWhen we describe truth telling as “courageous”, I’m pretty sure there’s something very very wrong with our political leadership. This, like current measles outbreak, was entirely preventable and clearly illustrates how the DHHS Sec lied in his confirmation. Senator (Dr) Cassidy?29 Mar 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljlkgegqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lookout-bioethics.bsky.social/post/3lkyde53vw22yMay you Rest in Peace, Big George. A teacher of many lessons, but one of the greatest is to laugh at oneself/never take yourself too seriously. Humility of the highest order from a man who totally could have…22 Mar 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:dl7wbv2twba4o7ca4fmubuq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyde53vw22y