Healthcare

 NMED Urges Visitors To Use Caution As Harmful Algae Detected In Quemado, Snow And Hopewell Lakes

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NMED News: 

CATRON AND RIO ARRIBA counties — The New Mexico Environment Department is warning visitors to use caution at Quemado Lake, Snow Lake, and Hopewell Lake due to the formation of harmful algae blooms.

Harmful algae blooms, or HABs, occur when certain types of algae grow excessively in water, posing potential health risks to people and animals. HABs can appear blue, bright green, brown or red and may resemble scum or floating grass clippings on the water’s surface. These blooms can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals.

NMED is urging visitors to take the following precautions: Read More

Kick For The Cure: LAHS Girls Soccer Program Raises Awareness For Breast Cancer Oct. 16

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SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Girls Soccer program invites the community to join them for Kick for the Cure, a special event dedicated to raising awareness for breast cancer. The game will take place at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at LAHS Sullivan Field.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink to show their support, and raffle tickets will be on sale with all proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation, an organization which invests in research, improves access to care and supports patients and their families. Raffle drawings will include fun prizes, with every ticket purchase helping Read More

Robinson: Tracking Every Federal Cut That Will Hit The State

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services

Legislators got the people’s business done in two reasonably efficient days during the recent special session, but not without some political theater.

This year, the governor and Democrats were on the same page in wanting to prepare the state for the Republican president’s funding cuts. And because of the Legislature’s newly created Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee, they had numbers.

Few people know the state’s numbers like the subcommittee’s co-chair, Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, who is former chair of the Read More

DPU Highlights Medical Equipment Alert Registry During Public Power Week

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COUNTY News:

As part of Public Power Week, the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is reminding residents who rely on electrically powered, life-sustaining medical equipment to register for the department’s Medical Equipment Alert Program.

This voluntary registry allows DPU to identify customers with special notification needs in the event of planned power outages. Registered participants receive special notice—beyond normal notification procedures—when planned electrical interruptions are scheduled.

“While our team works year-round to provide safe, reliable Read More

LAMC Hosting 2nd Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic Oct. 18

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LAMC News:

To meet demand and the healthcare needs of our community, Los Alamos Medical Center is proud to announce that it will host its second free drive-thru community flu shot clinic of the season from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 18 in the hospital parking lot at 3917 West Road in Los Alamos. The hospital’s first flu shot clinic Sept. 27 vaccinated more than 400 individuals in our community.

As was the case for the first event, flu shots will be offered to all individuals 9 years and older. High-dose vaccines will also be available for those who are 65 and older, as supplies last. Vaccines will Read More

Denish: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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By DIANE DENISH
CORNER TO CORNER

The New Mexico Legislature just wrapped up a special session convened by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The goal was to protect New Mexicans from looming federal budget cuts to healthcare and public broadcasting.

Most of the attention focused on shoring up healthcare funding—appropriating dollars to offset recent cuts and the removal of Medicaid subsidies. Lawmakers also passed a bill to help stabilize services in rural clinics and hospitals.

All of this is good, but something important is missing: medical compacts that would give New Mexicans more access Read More

Public Notice: NM Primary Care Council Quarterly Meeting

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HCA News:

Notice is hereby given that the New Mexico Primary Care Council will convene for a regular meeting Thursday, Oct. 9. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. The public is welcome, and information about how to attend the meeting is below.

Copies of the agenda will be posted and available on the Health Care Authority’s website. Copies may also be obtained by contacting Trisstin Maroney, Innovation Program Manager – MAD attrisstin.maroney@hca.nm.gov. An individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified signed language Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Warns Of Harmful Algae Blooms In Charette, Clayton, Maloya Lakes

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NMED News:

COLFAX AND UNION Counties — The the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is urging visitors to Charette Lake, Clayton Lake, and Lake Maloya in Northern New Mexico to use caution due to the formation of harmful algae blooms.

Samples collected by NMED from these three lakes show that harmful algae blooms are present.

NMED is urging visitors to take the following precautions: 

  • As always, do not drink untreated surface water;
  • Avoid swimming in algae blooms;
  • Rinse fish with clean water thoroughly before cooking, eat only the fillet portion;
  • Keep pets and livestock out of the water
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Los Alamos County Council To Consider Legal Services To Help Pursue Recovery Costs In Nationwide PFAS Claim

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COUNTY News:

At its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Los Alamos County Council will consider a recommendation from the County Manager and Utilities Manager to approve an agreement with the law firm Stag Liuzza LLC.

The agreement would provide legal services to help the County pursue recovery of costs in a nationwide lawsuit involving damages to public drinking water and wastewater systems caused by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

While Los Alamos County’s drinking water remains safe, with PFAS levels well below federal standards, County officials recommend legal representation Read More