Healthcare

More Scenes From 2018 Los Alamos Health Fair

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EMS Division Chief Ben Stone, second from left, and his crew are all smiles as they meet with community members Saturday during the 2018 Los Alamos Health Fair in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. The Los Alamos Heart Council, in partnership with the Los Alamos Medical Center sponsored the 33rd Annual Los Alamos Health Fair filled with vendors promoting healthy lifestyles and offering healthcare resources to some 2,000 visitors to the event. For more information, visit losalamosheartcouncil.org. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

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Scenes From 2018 Los Alamos Health Fair

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The 2018 Los Alamos Health Fair drew a big crowd today to Griffith Gymnasium. The bike helmet giveaway is always a popular part of the Health Fair. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Self Help Executive Director Maura Taylor, left, chats with a visitor to the Health Fair. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The volunteers from the Hospital Auxilary welcome Fair Visitors. These are the ladies who know where it’s at! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
It won’t hurt a bit. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Health Fair crowd.
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AGU: U.S. Wildfire Smoke Deaths May Double By 2100

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A helicopter drops water on the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., as firefighters continue to battle the blaze in 2012. Courtesy/U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock
 
This image, captured by the NOAA-20 satellite’s VIIRS instrument Aug. 19, 2018, shows thick plumes of smoke over British Columbia. Courtesy/NOAA
 
Courtesy/NOAA
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century, according to new research.
 
A new study simulating the effects
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Luján Introduces Legislation Leveraging Telehealth To Combat Opioid Epidemic

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act, which would provide states with options to leverage telehealth to increase services and treatment for Medicaid patients.
 
Similar legislation authored by Senator Carper was included in the Senate opioid package, the Opioid Crisis Response Act, as section 2203. The House version introduced by Luján contains additional language that focuses on treatment for individuals with co-occurring serious
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Nancy Partridge Walks To Fight Breast Cancer

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A sea of pink tents during the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk. Courtesy photo

Even the port-a-potties showcase support for the fight against breast cancer during the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk. Courtesy photo

By NANCY PARTRDIGE
Los Alamos

By the time you read this I will be in Seattle.

Along with a few thousand people, I will be walking 60 miles in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day to raise funds for breast cancer research, education and treatment.

I am walking in gratitude for the early detection that prevented me from having a difficult journey and I am walking for all the reasons I have shared with Read More

NMDOH Recommends Clients Of VIP Spa In Albuquerque Receive Testing For Blood-Borne Infections

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NMDOH News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is today recommending that certain persons who received any type of injection related service, including a vampire facial, at the VIP Spa (located at 809 Tijeras Avenue, NW Suite B, Albuquerque) come to the Midtown Public Health Office at 2400 Wellesley Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. this week for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C lab testing and counseling.
 
“It is very important that anyone who received a vampire facial or other injection related service at the VIP Spa in May or June of 2018 come
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Santa Fe Imaging Opens Facility In Los Alamos

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Santa Fe Imaging opened its doors this week in the old Radio Shack space at 999 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. SFI Marketing Manager Carole Goeller invited the Los Alamos Daily Post and United Way Executive Director Mary Beth Maassen to tour the new facility Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Santa Fe Imaging Administrative Services Manager Sandra Gonzales and IT Manager Roman Gallegos in the lobby of the new facility. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

SFI Marketing Manager Carole Goeller, right, discusses the services available at the new facility

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