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Chart 624: COVID Cumulative Deaths In Los Alamos

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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-Naim
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Gruninger: Forgiveness … Necessary For Wellbeing

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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

Rotary Peace Fellow Jaclyn McAlester Speaks To Local Club

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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