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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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ASHLAND, Ore. — When she decided to leave Texas, Sarah Cook dreamed of her ideal new home. She shared what she imagined with friends: a small city that offered natural beauty, a slower pace and an audience for the kind of artful, intricate food she made at Kyōten Sushiko, a six-seat omakase restaurant in Austin…
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Headliner Artesano At 31, Rodrigo Fernandini, who is from Chiclayo, Peru, on the coast, north of the capital, Lima, is embarking on a new phase of his career with this New York debut. He moved to California from Peru in 2016 and worked at several Michelin-starred restaurants in Silicon Valley. Now, with several partners, he’s…
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Unilever has issued a voluntary recall of more than a dozen aerosol dry shampoo products sold in the United States, saying they may contain elevated levels of benzene, a carcinogen. The affected products were produced before October 2021, the conglomerate said, and are from several different brands owned by Unilever: Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI and…
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“A stressful experience when we thought we would have to sleep on a bench in Central Park,” said Erica, from the United States. And María, from Argentina, made it seem like the number was probably greater than seven. “The people in charge, who I believe were government employees, told us that travelers frequently appeared looking…
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Shortly after John Mayer started performing with Dead & Company, the current iteration of the rock band the Grateful Dead that features some of its surviving members, fans began sending him T-shirts. “These really thoughtful packages,” he recalled recently, “like welcoming me to the neighborhood.” The Grateful Dead has a rich history of bootleg merchandise…
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