BY PAT BREWSTER FOR EASY READER NEWS I met Dr. Lawrence Sher in mid April. My husband had fallen ill. He was hospitalized, tested positive for COVID-19, and, tragically, a few days after coming home from the hospital, he died. I felt fortunate in having him home...
By DAVID ROSENFELD | drosenfeld@scng.com | The Daily BreezePUBLISHED: September 17, 2020 at 4:54 p.m. | UPDATED: September 18, 2020 at 2:42 p.m. Pat Brewster had a personal reason for enrolling in a coronavirus vaccine trial. The 84-year-old lost her husband,...
By LISA JACOBS | ljacobs@scng.com | Daily BreezePUBLISHED: April 1, 2020 at 6:04 p.m. | UPDATED: April 2, 2020 at 2:11 p.m. A medical group based in Rolling Hills Estates has begun offering what it says is the first drive-up coronavirus test center in the South Bay....
Food allergies occur due to a reaction by the immune system soon after ingesting certain foods. Currently 1 in 20 Americans are affected by food allergies. Food allergies impact the entire family, and can be the cause of stress and anxiety for many children and their...
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Food Allergy Info Session and Q & A with Dr. Sher on May 15, 2019! For your convenience, the session can be viewed below. If you would like a copy of the slides, please email us and we’d be happy to send them...
An Oral Food Challenge (OFC) procedure involves eating a serving size of an allergic food in a slow, graded fashion under medical supervision. It is considered the “gold standard” of allergy testing. It can help confirm that a food allergy exists or determines if a...
