Healthcare

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Nearly 600,000 Pounds Of Unneeded Prescription Medications

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DEA News: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide.

For more than a decade, DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a majority of people Read More

Canes & Canines Low Vision Support Group To Meet Nov. 14

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COMMUNITY News:

The Canes & Canines Low Vision Support Group for all ages will meet 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 in Room 1 on the 3rd floor at Mesa Public Library.

The topic of the meeting is to discuss activities for next year.

The Canes & Canines Low Vision Support Group meets every 2nd Tuesday at Mesa Public Library.

The group will not meet in December.

For more information, call Janet Montoya at 505.672.9626. Read More

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) reintroduced the Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act, legislation to help ensure seniors in rural America have access to health care providers by adjusting the geographic practice cost index (GPCI) to more accurately portray the costs of practicing medicine in rural areas.

The members released the following statements: 

“The last thing rural communities need is to lose health care providers to an outdated, flawed reimbursement index,” Rep. Smith Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Earns An ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade From Leapfrog Group For Excellence In Patient Care

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CEO Tracie Stratton

LAMC News:

Los Alamos Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care.

LAMC is one of only three hospitals in New Mexico to earn an “A.” Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.

“Leapfrog grades are the industry standard for patients when it comes to hospital Read More

Polls Have Closed But Due To Escalating COVID & Flu Cases No Election Return Watching At Municipal Building

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County Clerk News:

The Polls closed at 7 p.m. today but due to escalating COVID-19 and flu cases in the community, there will not be a room set up to watch election returns in the Los Alamos County Municipal Building.

The County Clerk’s Office will email candidates and local party chairs these results as they become available, with a running total of the sites being reported, which will be noted at the top of the document.

The Los Alamos Daily Post will publish the returns as they become available. Also, as required by law, results tapes will be posted outside each Vote Center for review.

The Clerk’s Read More

LANL: Pinpointing HIV Immune Response & More

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Science: Pinpointing HIV Immune Response

New research combining computer modeling and experiments with macaques shows the body’s immune system helps control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections largely by suppressing viral production in already infected cells while also killing viral infected cells, but only within a narrow time window at the start of a cell’s infection. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 30, 2023.

Community: From canyons to mesa tops, explore Read More

Nathan Manning Of BeeHive Homes Addresses Rotary Club

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Nathan Manning, an owner and operator of BeeHive Homes in White Rock, described the benefits of assisted living care at BeeHive Homes during a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“We provide home-like surroundings for our clients,” emphasized Nathan Manning, one of the owners and operators of BeeHive Homes of New Mexico, who spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at its Oct. 24 meeting at Cottonwood on the Greens. “We are an assisted care facility and member of the New Mexico Healthcare Association.”

Memory care, respite care Read More

‘Best Of The Best’ Pharmacy Award Recipient Jean Marr

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‘Best of the Best’  Jean Marr

By JACK CLIFFORD
White Rock

This letter is written to recognize Jean Marr. Jean was recently awarded “Best of the Best” Pharmacy Award for her exemplary performance as a pharmacy technician at Smith’s Food & Drug in Los Alamos.

Jean served for over 18 years and demonstrated compassion, empathy, and excellence during the most difficult of times.

Although she no longer works at Smith’s, her contributions will long be remembered.

Editor’s note: The Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards were launched by SingleCare in 2019 as a way to honor pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, Read More

LALT Cancels ‘Reefer Madness’ This Weekend Due To Illness

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LALT News:
Due to illness among the cast, Los Alamos Little Theatre has canceled this weekend’s performances of “Reefer Madness”. The show’s production team is following CDC guidance to ensure a safe and healthy opening next weekend.
 
Those who have purchased tickets will be contacted by LALT in order to receive a refund or to change the date. They may also email producer@lalt.org with questions.
 
Performances are planned to continue the next two weekends, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 10-18, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 12. 
 
Tickets are $30 at the door or at lalt.org.
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