San Bernardino County Medical Society

08/10/2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/simple-markers-identify-precancerous-gastric-lesions-better-2026a1000qur

Noninvasive measures of belly fat and insulin resistance independently predict the presence and severity of intestinal metaplasia.

08/09/2026

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A new 24/7, no-appointment needed mental health clinic in Indio is bringing much needed services to the East Valley, officials with Riverside University Health say. The Indio Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Center opened earlier this week. It comes as a Palm Springs mental he...

08/07/2026

💡 JAMA Insights: is an effective component of care for people with conditions, and can help support behavior change.

This JAMA Insights article indicates that supportive conversations should acknowledge common barriers, frame activity as achievable daily movement rather than only structured exercise, and emphasize that any increase in activity can benefit health.

https://ja.ma/4fG5f54

08/07/2026

The Trump administration's upending of years of vaccine advice puts many pediatricians in a quandary. Some are steering patients away from the CDC to other authoritative websites, including their own.

08/07/2026

(The Center Square) – California saw $1.4 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program errors for Fiscal Year 2025.

08/06/2026

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said. The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Other brands of flu shots already have begun arriving in pharmacies ahead of fall vaccination season, and Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers. While there already are multiple flu vaccine options in the U.S., including three specifically recommended for people age 65 or older, tens of thousands of Americans die from influenza every year and older adults are among the most vulnerab le

Read more >> https://apnews.com/article/flu-vaccine-moderna-mrna-fda-mflusiva-59d991a6bf70c26e2f0c210cc8ca87f1.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/06/2026

Thank you Trump Administration.

About 2.5 million older adults in California on Medicare stand-alone Part D prescription drug plans could face higher monthly premiums in 2027 due to the end of a federal subsidy program.

08/04/2026

California has solved a huge part of the problem by creating CalAIM enhanced management programs, deploying providers to help patients in desperate need of assistance. But we haven’t solved the physician and hospital components that are critically important part of a patient’s care. Many doctors don’t see or don’t want to see Medi-Cal patients. It’s all about pay. In fact, the latest federal government adjustment reduced physician fees by 2.8 percent, exacerbating the problem. California voters passed Proposition 35 in November 2024, to increase pay to doctors treating Medi-Cal patients, but it hasn’t been implemented yet. The payment pressure doesn’t just affect who gets seen, it also shapes how they’re seen.

Read more >> https://www.calhealthreport.org/2026/08/03/opinion-california-has-a-solution-to-fix-medi-cal-heres-the-missing-piece/.

California created one of the most innovative Medicaid programs in the country. Then it ran into the same wall every state runs into — the doctors.

08/03/2026

📝 JAMA : is a B-cell lymphoid malignancy that most often presents with supradiaphragmatic lymphadenopathy, and 30% to 40% of patients also have B symptoms such as fevers, drenching sweats, and unintentional weight loss.

This Review discusses risk factors, staging, and treatment, with cure achieved in up to 90% of treated patients with both early-stage and advanced-stage disease.

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