Healthcare

DEA Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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DEA News:

  • Federal, state and local partners including the Los Alamos Police Department collect close to one million pounds across the country

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country.

Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners including the Los Alamos Police Department, DEA collected and destroyed close to one million pounds—nearly 475 tons—of Read More

Author Presentation On Chronic Pain And Posture Scheduled May 17

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Jessica Kisiel
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Former long-time Los Alamos resident, Jessica Kisiel, is giving a free presentation at 7 p.m., May 17 at Mesa Public Library.
 
Her talk: Healing Chronic Pain Through Alignment, documents her journey from elite athletics to being a chronic pain patient and back to competitive sports.
 
Her story, and those of several clients she helped return to an active lifestyle, is documented in her recently published book, Winning the Injury Game (https://thepfathlete.com/book/). She is excited to share her insights about healing and message
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National Nurses Week May 6-12

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American Red Cross News:

 ALBUQUERQUE – The American Red Cross Nurse has a long history of serving their communities through the Red Cross. Nursing consistently ranks as the most trusted profession in the United States.

Red Cross nurses continue to promote the Red Cross mission through one of the largest Nursing Networks in the country of 20,000 Health Professionals.

Nurses come to the Red Cross with extensive education and skills, ready to provide community care and assist in all matters related to health. Nurses work in Biomedical Services; Disaster Cycle Services; International Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Hosts Teddy Bear Clinic

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Los Alamos Medical Center doctors, nurses and administrators gather with students and teachers Monday for the annual Teddy Bear Clinic, designed to familiarize students with the features inside a hospital. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Police Cpl. James Keane explains the items on his belt to Los Alamos kindergarten students Monday at Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Classic Air Medical pilot Geoff Rodgers and flight nurse Aaron Friel talk to kindergarten students Monday at the helipad behind Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

Udall Fights To Protect Kids From E-Cigarettes

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the budget for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is taking action to protect kids from the potential dangers of e-cigarettes, which remain largely unregulated and are marketed in ways that are appealing to young people.
 
Wednesday, the FDA announced new enforcement actions to combat the use of and access to e-cigarettes – like those sold by JUUL Labs, Inc. – among young people. The FDA’s announcement comes after Udall
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Maria Elena Alvarez And Dr. Mark Unverzagt Join New Mexico Health Connections Board Of Directors

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Maria Elena Alvarez
 
NMHC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico Health Connections announced that Maria Elena Alvarez, MA, LMHC and Dr. Mark Unverzagt have been elected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors.
 
Both join the New Mexico Health Connections team with strong backgrounds in New Mexico healthcare.
 
Alvarez had a long career in journalism, which included Managing Editor of Hispanic Magazine, a national monthly, Arts Editor and Editorial Board member at the Albuquerque Journal and publisher of Prime Time Monthly
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National Drug Take-Back Day Provides Safe Way To Dispose Of Prescription Drugs Saturday, April 28

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Courtesy/DEA
 
BHSD News:
 
SANTA FE — Expired and unused prescription drugs can be dropped off for disposal April 28 as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), Drug Take Back Day.
 
New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD), a division of the Human Services Department, is partnering on this drug take back initiative, while ensuring drug disposal receptacles are available throughout New Mexico each day of the year.
 
BHSD has 29 locations open across New Mexico for expired and unused medications to be taken
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Hazlett: Participate In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 28

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By ANN HAZLETT 
Assistant to the Secretary for USDA Rural Development
 
In 2016, Ohio corn and soybean farmer Roger Winemiller lost two of his three children to drugs. 
 
Roger is not alone. Last year, over 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. At almost 174 people each day, this is more than the number of Americans who died in a car accident or a gun-related homicide. Each person who died was someone’s mother or father, son or daughter, brother or sister. Many of these mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters were also
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Northern Student Awarded Nightingale Scholarship

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From left, Northern’s Interim Associate Degree Nursing Program Director Chris Young, scholarship winner Kendra Gallegos and Northern Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ellen Trabka. Courtesy photo
 
NMCNE News:
 
Northern Associate Degree Nursing student Kendra Gallegos has been awarded the 2018 Nightingale Scholarship by the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence.
 
Gallegos, who is completing her freshman year, was one of 20 outstanding nursing students from across the state to receive the $1,000 award to assist them in the pursuit of their
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