The Narthex
Against 'Detransitioning'
Use of a made-up non-word leads to tacit acceptance of the ideology that spawned it
By Jason Morgan | March 27th 2023 2:44 PMAn 18-year-old woman named Layla Jane was in the news recently with a heartbreaking story. Ms. Jane is suing Kaiser Permanente and another medical institution for performing a double mastectomy on her at the age of 13. (Her story has been covered by several national news organizations.) There was nothing…
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Government, insurance companies, and lawyers have degraded the practice of medicine
By Richard DellOrfano | February 17th 2022 8:44 PMAt age 12, I was rushed home from camp with pain in my abdomen. The family physician drove to our house and palpated my innards. He was a general practitioner who could read signs of ill health in ridged fingernails, bags under the eyes, and a beefy red tongue. That…
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New report reveals high risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy after use of COVID mRNA vaccine
By Barbara Rose | November 11th 2021 9:31 PMA new article by Aleisha R. Brock and Simon Thornley, published at Science, Public Health Policy, & the Law (at publichealthpolicyjournal.com), re-analyzes data used in a CDC report and finds a high risk of miscarriage (also called spontaneous abortion) in early pregnancy after use of a COVID mRNA vaccine. A…
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Does a Catholic who challenges official advice regarding vaccines really lack charity?
By Richard DellOrfano | August 16th 2021 3:21 PMEmployer mandates appear to be the next big thing in the pandemic-response saga. My 62-year-old sister, a registered nurse, had to have the jab to keep her job. She had no underlying illnesses, but within two months after getting vaxed she contracted near-death pericarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle). The…
READ FULL BLOG POSTCOVID Data Update
As some medical professionals have warned, the virus will be with us for a long time
By Barbara Rose | July 28th 2021 3:45 PMA year and a half of COVID-time has passed, so it's time for a data update. All along some medical professionals have warned that the virus will be with us for a long time -- this much holds true. Putting aside the endless debates over lockdowns and masks, one cannot…
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