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OSO Cannabis Company Seeks To Be One-Stop-Shop

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Chart 627: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos At Lowest Level In Nearly Eight Months

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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

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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 625: COVID-19 Related Hospitalizations In New Mexico

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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-Naim
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