Using cannabinoids to treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is controversial. This week, JAMA Network Open has published a systematic review and meta-analysis that might help settle the debate. Do cannabinoids reduce MS symptoms? A new analysis investigates. Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an autoimmune response, in which a person’s immune system attacks the myelin sheaths…
DetailsA new clinical trial to study a potential way of reducing the risk of early-onset atherosclerosis may be on the way. Atherosclerosis can lead to a range of cardiovascular problems. After evaluating previous research, a report published in the Journal of the American Heart Association concludes that a clinical trial might pave the way for…
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Allison Esposito and Dr. Benjamin David Medina were married Oct. 13 at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y. Rabbi Gloria Milner officiated. The bride, 35, is taking her husband’s name. She is the founder of Tech Ladies, a company in New York that specializes in creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces for women. She previously…
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Dr. Ashley Knight-Greenfield and Dr. Theodore Samuel Wolfson were married Oct. 13 in Manhattan. Rabbi Ari Isenberg officiated at the Museum of the City of New York. The bride and groom met at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, from which each received a medical degree. Dr. Knight-Greenfield, 31, is in the final…
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Jill Frances Watanabe and Daniel Francis Lyons were married Oct. 13 at the Great Hall at Union Station, an events space in Seattle. Juan Carlos Arenado, a friend of the couple who is a Universal Life minister, officiated. Ms. Watanabe, 32, is a communications director at Bloomberg, the financial information and news company in New…
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Dr. Katherine Anne LaVigne and James Daniel Mager were married Oct. 13 at St. James Church in Chatham, N.Y. The Rev. Gary Gelfenbein, a Roman Catholic priest, officiated. The bride, 35, is a gynecologic oncology fellow at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She graduated from Columbia. She received a medical degree…
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Allie Helen Conti and Dory Channing Carr-Harris were married Oct. 13 at the Bear Cafe in Woodstock, N.Y. Danielle DiPaolo, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, officiated. Ms. Conti (left), 29, and Ms. Carr-Harris, 32, work at Vice Media, the digital media and broadcasting company in Brooklyn.…
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Parihan Mutasim Rahman and Kevin-Michael Garcia Porras are to be married Oct. 14 in Tarrytown, N.Y. James O. Grizzell, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for this event, is to officiate at Tappan Hill Mansion. Ms. Rahman, 25, is a business consultant, managing relationships with oil and gas companies, at…
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Joanna Haley Newman and Scott Michael Schneider were married Oct. 13 at Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan. Rabbi Gary Katz officiated. Mrs. Schneider, who is 30 and works in Manhattan, is the director of account management at ShareThis, an online tool used to share content on the web with friends via email or text messaging. She…
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Stewart Louise Long and William Middleton Davis were married Oct. 13 in Wilmington, N.C. The Rev. William M. McLeane, a United Methodist minister, officiated at Figure Eight Island Yacht Club. Mrs. Davis, 28, is a senior associate at the Roark Capital Group, a private investment firm in Atlanta. She graduated with highest distinction from the…
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