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DEA Warns Mass-Overdose Increase Of Deadly Fentanyl

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DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

DEA News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Drug Enforcement Administration sent a letter last week to federal, state and local law enforcement partners warning of a nationwide spike in fentanyl-related mass-overdose events. 

Administrator Anne Milgram outlined the threat and offered DEA support to law enforcement officers responding to these tragic incidents.

“Fentanyl is killing Americans at an unprecedented rate,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. “Already this year, numerous mass-overdose events have resulted in dozens of overdoses and deaths. Drug traffickers Read More

Heinrich, Luján Join Bipartisan Call To Keep VA Medical Services Available For Rural, Elderly Veterans

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined a group of twelve bipartisan senators calling on President Joe Biden to consult with Congress and local stakeholders on a state-by-state basis about the potential impacts the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission recommendations would have, especially on elderly Veterans.

Senators Heinrich and Luján are fighting back against recommendations that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided to the AIR Commission, which could impact the delivery of health Read More

Los Alamos Family Council CountUP! Week 22

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By JORDAN REDMOND
Executive Director
Los Alamos Family Council

Mental health providers, like those employed by Los Alamos Family Council, move through a series of stages for their licensure. These stages help the clinician move from student to independent provider over the course of several years.

Los Alamos Family Council seeks to improve the social and emotional well-being of the members of our community. In addition to providing mental and behavioral health counseling, LAFC provides the necessary clinical supervision to help grow the mental health provider field – further expanding Read More

Stratton: LAMC Committed To Quality Obstetric And Gynecological Care Close To Home

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By: TRACIE STRATTON
Interim CEO
Los Alamos Medical Center

At Los Alamos Medical Center, we are incredibly proud that families choose us as the place where they want to welcome a new baby. Our obstetrics unit has a rich history of providing services to this community since 1952, and over the years, we’ve served thousands of families with a broad spectrum of high quality obstetric and gynecologic care. We know that physician departures and transitions in recent years have raised questions about the future of our OB services from patients and community members. I want to reassure you that we are committed Read More

Leonard: Turn Back Clock With Intermittent Fasting

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By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

Intermittent fasting has become popular in the last few years for good reason. It has all the appearances of a fad diet … eat nothing for 14-16 hours followed by bingeing on whatever you want during the eating window.

Not exactly, it’s a little less chaotic than that. It is a way of eating more than a diet per se. Done correctly, intermittent fasting is backed up by an emerging body of science.

Mark Mattson with The National Institute on Ageing says that research shows promising findings. Biomarkers of disease like weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry

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On the job in Los Alamos is the front office team of Adrianna Gonzales and Joel Briar Wednesday at Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry at 751 Trinity Dr. Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry donates 10 percent of all profits to the community. Services include a Board certified pediatric dentist, nitrous oxide sedation, two televisions in each room, free WiFi, bubble walls, coffee and tea and a children’s play area. For information, call 505.661.9060 or visit www.osalamoschildrensdentistry.com. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

New Los Alamos County Social Services Manager Kristine Coblentz Follows Passion To Support Community Wellbeing

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New Los Alamos County Social Services Manager Kristine Coblentz in her office recently at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Kristine Coblentz’s new position as Los Alamos County Social Services Manager is an opportunity to follow her passion.

“I’m passionate about supporting the wellbeing of everyone in the community,” Coblentz said. “This is an opportunity to work more closely with our community partners to coordinate programs and services that benefit our residents.”

Coblentz began Read More

Gruninger: Strength Pose Of The Month … Trikonasana

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By JACCI GRUNINGER MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos

Although often considered a beginners pose, like Downward Facing Dog, Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) is anything but. There are so many nuances to this posture and it requires a good deal of strength and stability.

In Sanskrit, tri means ‘three’ and kona means ‘angle’ while asana means ‘postures’. This is the posture of three angles.

The number three is found regularly in religion, politics, nature, and spirituality, In yoga, there are the three gunas (Satva, Rajas, Tamas), the three Ayurvedic doshas (Kapha, Vata, Pita), the three main nadis Read More

UNM: Center For Development & Disability Provides Trainings In April

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UNM News:

The Center for Development & Disability (CDD) Conference is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the CDD.

The CDD yearlong conference will provide trainings on a variety of topics from all the different divisions and programs that make up the Center for Development & Disability.

Trainings will be provided by national and CDD presenters, as well as presenters from all over the state of New Mexico.

Virtual Session April 2022

The Sibling Experience, LEND and Personal Perspectives with Angela Sosa, MPA, Sarah King, MA, and Allison Salazar, BA — 4-5 p.m. (MT) April 12, 2022.

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Ensberg: LAMC Lobby Shop Benefits Community

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The Lobby Shop inside the lobby at Los Alamos Medical Center is a tax-exempt charitable organization. Courtesy photo
By PATRICIA ENSBERG
LAMC Auxiliary President
Many people in town know that one of the best places to shop is the LAMC Lobby Shop. The shop has a very extensive inventory.
My motto is if you haven’t found anything to buy you haven’t looked hard enough. But what many do not realize is that the auxiliary is a tax-exempt charitable organization. This means not only do you get bargains, all the money raised is used to benefit our community.
The three main beneficiaries are:
  • Scholarships
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