Jason Lee

Could a gluten-free diet help if you have psoriasis? Here’s the take from the experts. source https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis/features/gluten-free-psoriasis?src=RSS_PUBLIC

As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care rationing in Idaho and parts of Alaska and Montana. source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-crisis-standards.html

Leading US medical experts advising the government voted against recommending booster doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for everyone aged 16 and up, citing concerns about potential side-effects in younger age groups. source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-govt-vote-pfizer-covid-boosters.html

American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, reported its first case of coronavirus on Friday. source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-1st-case-covid-american-samoa.html

Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra vaccine dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-panel-covid-boosters-seniors-high-risk.html

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that treating women with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer with the HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) significantly prolongs the length of time the disease is controlled and cancer growth is halted when compared to the current standard of care, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-her2-targeting-antibody-drug-progression-free-survival-women.html

WEHI researchers have made a surprise discovery about how immune 'sentinel' cells are maintained, which could have implications for drugs in development for treating cancer. source https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-discovery-highlights-complex-lifestyles-frontline.html