Dr. Bernard Fisher, a University of Pittsburgh surgeon whose research transformed the way breast cancer is treated, bringing an end to the routine use of the debilitating radical mastectomy, died on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. He was 101. The university announced his death on Saturday. Dr. Fisher’s research, which began in the late 1950s and spanned…
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — On the wall of a classroom that is home to the West Orange High School TikTok club, large loopy words are scrawled across a whiteboard: “Wanna be TikTok famous? Join TikTok club.” It’s working. “There’s a lot of TikTok-famous kids at our school,” said Amanda DiCastro, who is 14 and a…
This weekend, make creamy chickpea pasta with spinach and rosemary (above) — our most popular recipe right now — chicken Vesuvio, Swedish cardamom buns or any of recipes in the collection below.
Sophie Reine Rogers and Brandyn Frederick Churchill were married Oct. 19 in Fincastle, Va. The Rev. Karen Osborne, an interfaith minister ordained through the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, officiated at the Kyle House, an events space. The bride, 23, is a law student at Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Va. She…
Lauren Elizabeth O’Malley and Jake Robert Woodward were married Oct. 19 at Weddings at Windy Knoll, an events space in Round Top, Texas. The Rev. Emily Chapman, a United Methodist minister, officiated. The bride, 27, is a lawyer in Houston for the Department of Justice. She graduated from Pepperdine University and received a law degree…
Sarah Beverly LaBrie and Justin Samuel Lerner were married Oct. 19 at Windwood Ranch in Paso Robles, Calif. Ronan MacRory, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life Minister for the occasion, officiated. The bride, 34, is a comedy writer and librettist. From May through August, she was a staff writer on the…
Welcome to the Running newsletter! Every Saturday morning, we email runners with news, advice and some motivation to help you get up and running. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Dear Readers, “Which one do you want?” Christopher McDougall asked me as he finished his coffee, nodding to a fence from his…
BURBANK, Calif. — Tracee Ellis Ross, an actress on “Black-ish,” executive producer on the spinoff “Mixed-ish” and, as of last month, beauty entrepreneur, wanted to talk about what wellness means to her. “At 18, I woke up like this,” she said. “At 46, I care for it.” In September, Ms. Ross released a hair care…
Researchers believe that stress and cardiovascular health are linked in some way, but the association is not yet fully clear. A large-scale new study has recently delved into the effects of a unique kind of stress. Share on PinterestBalancing work and family life puts a strain on women’s heart health. According to the American Heart…
Amusement parks are designed to deliver thrills. They are places for splashing and screaming and laughing, often on rides that defy common sense, not to mention the laws of physics. But a park in New Jersey routinely delivered a lot worse — bloody noses, bruises, broken teeth and bones, concussions and even death. People who…