Jessica Rose Brandt and Dr. Jeffrey Alan Tornheim were married Feb. 20 in Westmoreland Hills Park in Bethesda, Md. Rabbi Hannah Goldstein, a friend of the couple, officiated. On Feb. 24, Rabbi Adam J. Baldachin also a friend of the couple, is to lead a Jewish ceremony at Casa Maya Kaan, a private villa in…
Craig Emery Szalai and Geoff Charles Todebush were married Feb. 23 at the Ritz-Carlton in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Mr. Szalai (left), 42, is a senior manager for talent acquisition in the North American headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger in New York. He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. He is the son of Janet E.…
Jessica Taylor Sutton and Patrick Thomas Quinn were married Feb. 23 at the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn. The Rev. Kate Salisbury, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Quinn, 30, is a senior associate in the litigation department at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the Manhattan law firm. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke…
Naomi Tanya Levin and Avraham Shneur Zalman Cohn are to be married Feb. 24 at Crystal Plaza, an events space in Livingston, N.J. Rabbi Naftali Citron is to officiate. The bride, 35, will be taking her husband’s name. Until 2018, she was a software developer at Yext, an online business-management technology company in New York.…
Joanna Rose Genco and Dr. Christian Joseph Zaino were married Feb. 23 at the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette in Brooklyn. The Rev. Glenn Sudano, a Roman Catholic priest and a cousin of the groom, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Zaino, 31, is a registered nurse in the Morristown, N.J., office of Garden State Urology, a…
Jeanne Esther Leitenberg and Jordan Isaac Newman were married Feb. 23 at Liberty House, a restaurant and events space in Jersey City. Rabbi Inna Serebro-Litvak officiated. The bride, 35, is a television screenwriter in Los Angeles. Her credits include the CW’s “Gossip Girl” and ABC Family’s “Chasing Life.” She graduated from Emerson College in Boston.…
Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having a long-term effect on their sperm count, according to a study published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Monday). Although it is known already that several rounds of chemotherapy or high doses…
‘The Last-Time Buyer: housing and finance for an ageing society’A CSFI report by Professor Les Mayhew Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis Housing policy is too concentrated on first-time buyers and should be refocused towards ‘last-time buyers’ to encourage those aged 55+ to downsize, according to a new report for the Centre for…
SAN FRANCISCO, C.A. — Regular dietary peanut consumption after completing oral immunotherapy (OIT) or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for peanut allergy may provide continued protection against accidental exposures to the allergen, according to a new study led by Edwin Kim, MD, who presented the findings at the annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)…
Pinterest, a digital platform popular with parents, took an unusual step to crack down on the proliferation of anti-vaccination propaganda: It purposefully hobbled its search box. Type “vaccine” into its search bar and nothing pops up. “Vaccination” or “anti-vax”? Also nothing. Pinterest, which allows people to save pictures on virtual pinboards, is often used to…