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End-Of-Life Options Act Passes New Mexico Senate

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The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Today, the Senate passed legislation enabling terminally ill, mentally competent adults in New Mexico, who are given six or less months to live, the option to obtain medication allowing them to pass away peacefully.

The measure passed with a 24-17 vote and will now come back to the House to concur with Senate amendments, before heading to the Governor’s desk.

Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Armstrong (D-Albuquerque), Sen. Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics (D-Cerrillos), Sen. Bill O’Neill (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Damages Cap In State’s Medical Malpractice Law

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New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today to upholds the damages cap in the medical malpractice law. Post file photo

SUPREME COURT News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s cap on certain types of damages for injuries from medical malpractice does not violate the constitutional right to a jury trial, the state Supreme Court ruled today.

The Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) limits damages at $600,000, excluding punitive damages and compensation for medical and rehabilitative care. The cap applies to damages for such things as pain and suffering and a loss of future earnings.

In a unanimous decision, the state’s Read More

NMPED: 16 New Mexico Schools On COVID-19 Watchlist

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — Sixteen New Mexico school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending Friday, March 12, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period:

ALAMOGORDO

  • Mountain View Middle

ALBUQUERQUE:

  • Albuquerque Academy
  • Public Academy for Performing Arts
  • Sandia Preparatory
  • St. Charles Borromeo School
  • Ventana Ranch Elementary

ARTESIA

  • Artesia Park Junior High 
  • Yucca Elementary

CARLSBAD

  • Carlsbad High
  • Carlsbad Intermediate 

CLOUDCROFT

  • Cloudcroft Elementary

FARMINGTON

  • Farmington High

MORIARTY

  • Moriarty Edgewood School Transportation
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 160 New Cases, Total 188,311 With 2 New Deaths And 166,437 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 160 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains at 489 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

Today’s update includes 2 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 45 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 8 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 2 new
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Local Vaccine Clinic Monday March 15 – Appointments Only

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COUNTY News:

Nambe Drugs, Los Alamos County, and the New Mexico Department of Public Health (NMDOH) are holding a vaccine clinic Monday, March 15 at the Auxiliary Gym at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.

Appointments are required to receive a vaccine. No walk-ins will be accepted.  

Note: This clinic includes booster appointments for individual who received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine Feb. 14.

County officials remind individuals that upon appointment check-in they will need to provide the NMDOH confirmation code as well as insurance and Medicare cards as applicable. 

Los Read More

NIST: Masks Under The Microscope…

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Close up look at a mask. Courtesy/N. Hanacek/NIST (based on images by E.P. Vicenzi)

NIST News:

To understand how something works, it helps to see it up close. A team of researchers took this approach when studying the fabric masks that people wear to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Those masks work by blocking some of the virus-filled droplets and smaller particles, called aerosols, that an infected person exhales, and they also offer some protection to the wearer by filtering incoming air.

The researchers wanted to know how well different fabrics filter out those particles and what makes some fabrics Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 198 New Cases, Total 188,167 With 3 New Deaths And 164,614 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 198 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 488 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

Today’s update includes 3 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 74 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 5 new cases in Chaves County
  • 4 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case
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Environment Protections Bill Passes New Mexico Senate

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Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM

A bill that would allow the state of New Mexico to adopt air quality and hazardous waste rules more stringent than federal regulations survived a challenge Friday from Senate Republicans, who had previously stalled the measure with a procedural maneuver that kept it in limbo for days.

Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, the bill would amend the Air Quality Control Act and the Hazardous Waste Act to allow rules more rigid than federal standards.

“In each case … there must be substantial evidence that the proposed state rules Read More