Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses versus date in Los Alamos. 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 94 percent of preceding days. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by age group for the past week in Los Alamos. Source: New Mexico Department of Read More
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) introduced new legislation led by Rep. Kathy Manning (N.C.-06) to save lives by expanding access to vital health services during and after pregnancy for people with Medicaid coverage.
Although 60 percent of all pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations. This mortality rate disproportionately
HSD News:
SANTA FE — Senate Bill 40, the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act Changes, is headed to the House floor after unanimously passing the House Taxation and Revenue Monday.
Sponsored by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, the bill will result in millions of additional state and federal dollars flowing to New Mexico nursing facilities to improve quality of care. Originally enacted with a delayed repeal date of Jan. 1, 2023, SB 40 makes the Health Care Quality Surcharge permanent, providing immediate financial help to nursing facilities across New Mexico. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Gerald Ortiz Read More
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
As promised, a follow-up on our spuds experience (link). Day one was a complete surprise to me despite the fact that I was already aware of the science behind the reasoning for trying this body hack.
I personally have histamine intolerance issues, a nasty little chemical found in our own body and in some foods. It is responsible for allergy sufferer’s itchy and miserable existence.
I’m personally allergic to almost everything; fur, food, pollen, mold … you get the idea. Histamine intolerance is more than just being allergic.
Some of us also are Read More
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses in the United States. 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 in the US is higher than 74 percent of preceding days. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Poor posture, neck pain and mid-back discomfort can often be alleviated by strengthening the mid and lower trapezius muscles. Courtesy photo
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos
How’s your posture? There are so many muscles that can contribute to better posture, but today I want to focus on two that are often overlooked – the middle and lower portion of the trapezius muscle often called the lower and mid-trap.
Poor posture, neck pain and mid-back discomfort can often be alleviated by strengthening the mid and lower trapezius muscles. Our upper trapezius muscles (located Read More
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the past week. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
This chart shows the cumulative number of COVID-19 diagnoses in New Mexico versus date. The arrows above the chart highlight the duration of each 100,000 diagnoses epoch (the number of days is indicated, too). One in four New Mexicans was diagnosed with COVID-19. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
The New Mexico Department of Health has just produced the first data that shows the rates of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccine status, including boosters.
This data is so important that I wanted to do a short note on it immediately for the Los Alamos community.
For the period Jan. 10 to Feb. 7, two comparisons are shown below.
Those people not fully vaccinated, compared to those people who are fully vaccinated but without a booster have:
Those not fully vaccinated, compared to those fully vaccinated with a booster have:
This data makes clear that Read More