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Military Completes Latest COVID Medical Response Mission

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U.S. ARMY News:

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The last of the 68 military COVID-19 medical response teams that deployed beginning August 2021, completed their mission Tuesday at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.

The 68 teams, comprised of approximately 1,275 military personnel, supported 62 hospitals in 59 cities across 30 states including New Mexico and the Navajo Nation.

“Through two of our task forces – Joint Task Force Civil Support and the U.S. Army North Contingency Command Post (Task Force 51) – and our Defense Coordinating Officers and Defense Coordinating Elements, we have Read More

Los Alamos County Health Council Chair Philip Gursky Presents Talk At Kiwanis Club Meeting

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Los Alamos County Health Council Chair Philip Gursky outlines activities, concerns and future plans of the organization during his recent presentation to Kiwanis at Trinity on the Hill Church. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos heard a presentation by Los Alamos County Health Council Chair Philip Gursky March 8 outlining the activities, concerns and future plans of the organization.

Gursky noted that the County Health Council is only about two years old, having just begun work at the end of 2019 when the coronavirus pandemic struck and Read More

Experience Counts! LAMC Highlights Physical Therapy Staff

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Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) is highlighting its reputation earned through years of dedicated practice and service, today featuring its physical therapy staff, which has been serving the Los Alamos and surrounding communities for more than 100 years combined. The PT staff understands and participates in the active local community and feel honored to provide care to their friends and neighbors. Click here to learn more. Courtesy/LAMC Read More

Gruninger: Yoga Philosophy – Niyamas … Tapas (Austerity)

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Changing habits requires patience, diligence and discipline. Every time we come up against ourselves or ‘heat’ we move toward our goal and start to burn away what we don’t need or no longer serves us. Courtesy photo

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

Austerity … yikes! This word might bring to mind all sorts of things you’ve heard about extreme yoga like fasting, hours of yoga practice, celibacy to name a few. However, Tapas also translates as heat, fire, light or discipline.

“…refers to the psychic energy generated by the voluntary practice of disciplines,which purify the body Read More

Leonard: Our Pet’s And What They Teach Us About Life

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By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

We recently lost our little dog Roxi to old age. In the past few days, I have been thinking about the innocence and joy that was the essence of her soul and felt compelled to write my weekly column as a tribute to her and all of the animals who live among us.

Roxi was pure happiness and she loved everything about life … especially food and attention. She embodied the ignorance is bliss vibe and didn’t have a care in the world about much of anything. In Buddhism, animals are considered sentient beings and we have a societal responsibility to care for them. Read More

Chart 628: New Mexico All Green On CDC Map

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Thursday, the CDC released its weekly update to the COVID-19 community level map. The CDC framework designates community level based on diagnoses and hospitalization levels (link). Masks are recommended indoors in counties with the highest (red) community level. Masks are also recommended for at-risk (for example, immunocompromised) individuals in counties with the intermediate (yellow) risk level. For the first time, all counties in New Mexico have the lowest (green) risk level. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

Los Alamos Native On Mission To Help Embattled Ukraine

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Los Alamos native Tim Seay in the plane Tuesday on his way to Budapest, Hungary to organize the transport of water purification equipment to Ukraine. Courtesy photo

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos native Tim Seay is a man with a mission. He arrived Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary to organize the transport of water purification equipment to embattled Ukraine.

“I got tired of watching and not doing anything,” Seay said. “I have worked in water conditioning for years. I decided, hey this my opportunity to do something, so I dove right in. Kids are already Read More