The work is part of an approach to cancer treatment called de-escalation: an effort to individualize treatment to a specific subtype of the disease, achieving the same results with less treatment and fewer interventions. Some women with breast cancer are able to forgo chemotherapy if gene tests determine that it will not be helpful and…
The designer Daniel Roseberry recalls first encountering “Barefoot Contessa,” the cookbook author Ina Garten’s hit series on Food Network, in 2006, during his freshman year at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. He instantly became hooked on the show, in which the warmly bantering Garten welcomes viewers into her East Hampton, N.Y., kitchen and guides…
Raise your hand if you’re thrilled it’s boot season! Although there’s a time and place for every type of fall boot, today, we’re here to write a love letter to knee-highs. A middle ground between more minimal ankle boots and towering over-the-knee styles, the timeless cold-weather silhouette continues to trend thanks to its refined aesthetic…
Andreas Rentz No matter how exceptional a bra may be, there are just some occasions that call for you to go without. Even the best strapless bras and sticky bras can sometimes fall short of that perfect no-show effect that your plunging v-necks and backless dresses require. Luckily, the magic of boob tape allows you…
I spent the first week of October laid up with Covid. When I wasn’t laid up in bed, I was laid up on the couch. (A special thanks to teen dramedies for keeping me company.) Unsurprisingly, like anyone who’s under the weather, recovering at home or generally indisposed, cooking was not on my personal agenda.…
And because excess fatty tissue can produce additional estrogen, obese women are dramatically more likely to develop endometrial cancer, Dr. Brawley said. Those who take estrogen without progesterone are also at an increased risk for developing the cancer, he added. To manage that risk, when doctors prescribe estrogen to manage hot flashes, they should also…
Neither a Witch Nor a Princess When she was 2, my daughter pointed to an ugly witch in a book and said, “Mama.” Disfigured from a childhood dog attack, I pulled the book’s illustration up to my lopsided, scarred cheeks and let my nerve-damaged smile disguise my sorrow. “Yes,” I said. “But she’s good like…
WASHINGTON — President Biden received an updated coronavirus booster shot on Tuesday, using the opportunity to plead with Americans to bolster their protection ahead of a possible surge in virus cases in the coming months. Flanked by top federal health officials overseeing the pandemic response, Mr. Biden warned that rising cases in Europe could portend…
For the last two years, the cult newsletter Perfectly Imperfect has offered a window into the changing guard of New York City’s downtown scene with a deceptively simple premise: “Cool people like cool things.” Started during the loneliest days of the pandemic, the newsletter offers highly curated recommendations from on-the-cusp tastemakers and aspiring aesthetes including…
Courtesy of retailer Not to alarm anyone (myself included), but Thanksgiving is just a little over one month away. Whichever way you see the holiday going, whether it’s multi-course meals, football games, the unpredictable table talk, or all of the above, there’s no doubt that the major family gathering is something to prep for—and that’s…