Patients, Not Lab Values: Ethical Reflections on the Limits of Reductionist Biology

Authors

• Kody Park, Oakland University
• Tai Metzger, Oakland University
• Sung-ki Lee, Rush University
• Abdullah Jalal, Oakland University
• Christine Lin, Rush University
• Jasmanet Chahal, Kansas City University
• Kacie Park, University of Illinois

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

BIOS

DOI

10.1893/BIOS-D-25-00029

Publication Date

7-3-2026

Keywords

Narrative medicine, Patient-centered care, Reductionism, Medical education, Bioethics, Medical humanities

ISSN

0005-3155

Recommended Citation

Park K, Metzger T, Lee S, Jalal A, Lin C, Chahal J, Park K. Patients, Not Lab Values: Ethical Reflections on the Limits of Reductionist Biology. BIOS. 2026; 97(2). doi: 10.1893/BIOS-D-25-00029.