OSO Cannabis Company Seeks To Be One-Stop-Shop
Store Manager Jowan Gonzales Naranjo, left, and his brother Trisdan Mountain, Bud Tender, hold a store sign Tuesday March 16 in front of Oso Cannabis Company in Pojoaque. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
OSO Cannabis Company officially opened for business Jan. 11 across the highway from Buffalo Thunder in Pojoaque. It is defined as a medical cannabis dispensary and when the new state law goes into effect April 1, it will become a medical and recreational cannabis dispensary.
“This is an unconventional business in relation Read More
Administrator Anne Milgram Announces DEA ’s Commitment To Expanding Access To Medication-Assisted Treatment
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Administrator Anne Milgram announced the Drug Enforcement Administration’s continued commitment to expanding access to medication-assisted treatment to help those suffering from substance use disorder.
“In this moment, when the United States is suffering tens of thousands of opioid-related overdose deaths every year, the DEA’s top priority is doing everything in our power to save lives,” Administrator Milgram said. “Medication-assisted treatment helps those who are fighting to overcome substance use disorder Read More
Labor Dept. Holds Webinar On Best Practices For Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment For Disabled People
USDL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy held the webinar, “How Blended, Braided or Sequenced Funding can Help Drive Employment, Equity and Inclusion,” Tuesday as part of its ongoing efforts to advance competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.
Hosted by the National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities, this federal interagency webinar allowed state and local practitioners across the workforce systems supporting people with disabilities to discuss Read More
Los Alamos High School Junior Isabella (Kelly) McTeigue Wins 1st Place In Congressional App Challenge
LAHS junior Isabella (Kelly) McTeigue won 1st place in the Congressional App Challenge for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. McTeigue also recently won 2nd Alternate Best of Show at the International Science and Engineering Fair. Photo by Pamela Miller
LAPS News:
Isabella (Kelly) McTeigue, an 11th grader at Los Alamos High School, won 1st place in the Congressional App Challenge for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. She created the mobile app MedAssess, which evaluates the impact of medication combinations.
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced McTeigue’s win.
“My Read More
Vitalant Tests Blood Donations For COVID-19 Antibodies
Vitalant Senior Vice President Cliff Numark
VITALANT News:
Starting Monday, when people donate lifesaving blood through Vitalant, they can learn if they have antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 and find out if their plasma can be used to help COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.
For a limited time, all donations will be tested and results will be available in donors’ online accounts about two weeks later.
Vitalant can produce convalescent plasma from donations that test sufficiently high for COVID-19 antibodies while red blood cells and other blood components may help Read More
Los Alamos COVID Impact For Week Ending March 21, 2022
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending March 21, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
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294 tests
- 4 diagnoses ((4 in Los Alamos, 0 in White Rock)
- 1 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
Chart 627: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos At Lowest Level In Nearly Eight Months
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos versus date. The number of diagnoses in Los Alamos county is now at the lowest level since July 27, 2021. Also, the number of diagnoses in the county is now lower than national and state averages. On a scale of 0 to 100, the diagnoses index quantifies the current level of diagnoses by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of diagnoses is higher than 47 percent of preceding days. Source: Read More
Project Harmony: On National Child Abuse Awareness Month
PROJECT HARMONY News:
Sexual violence against children and adolescents is a public health crisis that has been put on the backburner for far too long and has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the pandemic, lockdowns, increased online activity, economic instability, and other factors intensified the problem. Many children have been hidden from the caring adults, community members, and mandated reporters who could have protected them.
Additionally, children are spending unprecedented time online, increasing exposure to technology-facilitated violence, sexual Read More
Chart 626: COVID-19 Diagnoses For LAPS March 12-18
This chart displays the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the past week. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Chart 625: COVID-19 Related Hospitalizations In New Mexico
This chart displays the 7-day average number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations versus date. On a scale of 0 to 100, the hospitalizations index quantifies the current level of hospitalizations by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of hospitalizations is higher than only 17 percent of preceding days. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimChart 624: COVID Cumulative Deaths In Los Alamos
This chart displays the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths in Los Alamos versus date. Today, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported an additional death in Los Alamos County. NMDOH no longer publishes demographic information for COVID-19 deaths. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNMDOH: COVID-19 In New Mexico And Los Alamos
Gruninger: Forgiveness … Necessary For Wellbeing
There are many benefits, both emotional and physical, to forgiveness. Courtesy photo
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos
The Stanford Forgiveness Project has conclusively shown that forgiveness reduces stress, reduces anger, improves the health of your heart and in general is good for your physical and psychological well-being.
Forgiveness is also linked to hope, self-confidence and compassion. And, it can benefit people with depression and anxiety as well as benefit those who don’t suffer from these illnesses.
Forgiveness can be hard but it helps to remember that forgiveness Read More
UNM Hosts Autism & Early Learning Online Series
Rotary Peace Fellow Jaclyn McAlester Speaks To Local Club
Jaclyn McAlester
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
Peace and the paths to it rarely leave the news. To commemorate Rotary International’s dedication to Peace and Conflict Resolution, February’s worldwide theme, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos invited Rotary Peace Fellowship recipient Jaclyn McAlester to speak via Zoom at its Feb. 22 meeting.
McAlester, an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Albuquerque, recently obtained her Master’s of Arts degree in Peace Studies at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, through the Rotary Peace Fellowship program. Read More
NMDOH Will Not Host COVID-19 Update This Week
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will not host a COVID-19 update press conference this week.
“We are relieved to be entering a new phase of the pandemic, and learning together how to coexist with COVID,” NMDOH said. “We now have significantly lower case counts and many tools to protect ourselves and our loved ones, including vaccines, boosters, masks, at-home tests, and oral treatments.
“Future press conferences will be announced as needed to keep New Mexicans safe. The department maintains its commitment to provide New Mexicans with up-to-date Read More
Reduced COVID-19 Testing Hours In White Rock
COUNTY News:
Pathology Consultants of New Mexico (PCNM) has reduced its PCR COVID-19 testing hours in White Rock.
The Overlook Park drive-through site’s new hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning immediately.
Tests are administered on a first-come, first-serve basis; no appointments are necessary. The test is self-administered using a swab to collect a sample in the shallow part of the nose.
PCNM will provide results within 24 to 48 hours.
Individuals with questions regarding the tests and the testing process may call PCNM’s customer service line at 575.622.5600. Read More
In HELP Committee Luján Votes To Advance PREVENT Pandemics Act To Senate Floor
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, voted to advance the PREVENT Pandemics Act to modernize the country’s pandemic response.
Following a year-long bipartisan process, this bill increases federal and state preparedness, bolsters the health workforce, improves epidemiologic data collection, accelerates research and development, improves the medical supply chain, in addition to much more.
Luján Provisions included the PREVENT Read More
New Alzheimer’s Association Report Finds Doctors And Public Face Challenges In Understanding & Distinguishing Early Alzheimer’s Development From ‘Normal Aging’
Alzheimer’s Association News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Alzheimer’s Association 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report unearthed challenges both doctors and the American public face in understanding and diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is characterized by subtle changes in memory and thinking.
It is estimated 10 to 15 percent of individuals with MCI go on to develop dementia each year. And as the size of the U.S. population age 65 and older continues to grow (from 58 million in 2021 to 88 million by 2050), so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s Read More
Rep. Leger Fernández Opposes Recommendations To Close VA Health Clinics In Her District
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández sent a letter to VA Secretary McDonough regarding her opposition to the recommended closing of the Gallup, Las Vegas, Raton and Española community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in her district.
The Veterans Affairs Health Care System announced today that it sent its market assessment to the Assets and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission and recommended the closure of 4 CBOCs. Combined, these clinics serve 4,717 New Mexico veterans in largely Read More
