Healthcare

TopNotch Pilates Expands With New Location And Equipment

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Bill and Lynn Godwin on the reformer. TopNotch Pilates specializes in duet sessions as well as private one-on-one sessions. Courtesy photo
 
Scott Backhaus demonstrating the beginning of a hanging pull-up on the Cadillac Trapeze Table. Courtesy photo
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

TopNotch Pilates has a new home at 166 East Gate Dr. in Los Alamos. The new space is three times the size of the old in order to accommodate new equipment and growing clientele, owner and teacher Sabrina Svard said.

Svard has a loyal following of clients.

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Health Committee Considers Three Luján Bills In Response To Opioid Crisis

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Three bills authored by U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) were considered by the House Subcommittee on Health, an important step as the legislation advances in the House.
 
The bills will help states address the on-going opioid abuse crisis, improve services for patients seeking treatment and deal with critical shortages in the behavioral health care workforce.
 
The New Mexico lawmaker noted that today, due to lack of services, those who battle mental health and substance abuse issues often cycle
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Omnibus Bill Includes Additional USDA Funds To Address Opioid Epidemic

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USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett praised an omnibus spending bill that includes an additional $20 million for a key USDA program that is helping address the nation’s opioid crisis.
 
The funding comes at a time when President Donald J. Trump is pursuing an ambitious agenda to combat the nation’s opioid crisis.
 
“Opioid misuse in rural communities is more than just an issue of public health. It is an issue of rural prosperity,” Hazlett said. “Telemedicine bridges the gap between rural communities and the
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training April 6-7

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JJAB News:
 
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training-openings available to the community.
 
The Los Alamos JJAB has space available in the Youth Mental Health First Aid training taking place Friday or Saturday, April 6 or 7.
 
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an evidence based, nationally recognized and accredited course that teaches adults who work with youth how to identify symptoms of different types of mental illness. As with any first aid class, there is an action plan to help a youth in crisis. Trainees learn how to assess the person for risk of harm or suicide,
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DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

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DEA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Drug Enforcement Administration will add 250 task force officers and dozens of additional analysts to areas across America where the opioid crisis is at its worst.
 
DEA task forces act as a force multiplier in carrying out DEA’s mission through coordination and cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Historically, DEA task force officers have been some of the most essential and effective partners in building cases against drug trafficking organizations across the globe. 
 
“DEA
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Letter To The Editor: Medicare For All Can Work

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By ED BIRNBAUM
Los Alamos

Lisa Shin’s op-ed in the LA Daily Post (link) talks a lot about potential problems associated with a “single-payer” model for healthcare in the U.S., but her arguments for the main part are focused on how Obamacare works now, not on a single-payer model. 

In the process, she ignores the fundamental question of how do we provide healthcare for everyone. Even with Obamacare and Medicaid expansion, millions of people still have no healthcare coverage, which means that their only recourse is to go to the emergency room when they get sick. What is her plan? Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To Lisa Shin

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock

I write in response to Ms. Lisa Shin’s letter to the editor of March 24, 2018 (link).

The US is the only country in the world that does not have a commitment to Universal Health Coverage, for which there are sound ethical and economic rationale. Universal Health Coverage means ensuring that all people in a country have access to an agreed package of good quality health services, coupled with insurance to protect people financially if they fall ill.

In addition, we spend 18 percent of our national income on health. No other high-income country spends more than 12 percent Read More

Heinrich, Capito Introduce Legislation To Improve Access To Colon Cancer Screenings For Seniors

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to and participation in colon cancer screenings.
 
The Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2018 would remove barriers that are preventing individuals from accessing colorectal cancer screenings—specifically, costs and issues related to health insurance coverage. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States, and the second
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New Alzheimer’s Association Report Reveals Sharp Increases In Prevalence, Deaths And Costs Of Care

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AA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― For the second consecutive year, total payments to care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias will surpass $277 billion, which includes an increase of nearly $20 billion from last year, according to data released Tuesday in the Alzheimer’s Association 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. 
 
New findings from the report show the growing burden of Alzheimer’s on people living with the disease, their families and caregivers, as well as society at large. The number of older Americans is growing
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Shin: Single-payer Is Not The Answer

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By LISA SHIN
Candidate for House Rep. District 43

Obamacare had thousands of pages of job-killing mandates, regulations, and taxes. Why should we be surprised at rising costs and skyrocketing premiums? We should have learned that more government regulation over health care is disastrous. Instead, we have Councilors Sheehey and Chandler competing to be the louder voice for single-payer: the most control government can have over health care.

Be wary of those who tout the merits of socialized medicine. They love to talk about access to preventative, primary, and specialty care, but avoid the Read More