Healthcare

DEA ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Campaign With NFL Alumni Health

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DEA News:

NEW ORLEANS — With so much attention ahead of Sunday’s big game, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is once again teaming up with NFL Alumni Health to encourage football fans to join us in the fight to save lives.

The need is critical and the game plan simple: understand the dangers of fentanyl and synthetic drugs and use your voice to help spread life-saving information.       

DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz has thrown down the challenge to influencers, role models, celebrities and professional athletes to Step Up, Speak Out, and Fight Back.

“Our future generation Read More

Anchorum Health Foundation Announces New Scholarship For Nurses Seeking Master’s Degrees

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From Anchorum Health Foundation:

  • Scholarship Seeks to Help Fill Workforce Regional Workforce Shortage

SANTA FE — Applications are now open for a new scholarship, offered by Anchorum Health Foundation, that helps nurses achieve Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degrees. Nurses with MSNs can help fill gaps in the northern New Mexico regional healthcare system, particularly in underserved and primary care settings.

“Scholarships like these are a win-win for our communities,” Anchorum President/CEO Jerry Jones said. “They empower nurses to advance their education without the burden Read More

Robinson: Dems Snub Medical Malpractice Reform

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Long before the legislative session started, a full-page ad accosted readers with this headline: “Medical corporations & insurance companies blame patients harmed by medical malpractice for the healthcare crisis so they can distract us from the billions of dollars in profit that go to their out-of-state corporate headquarters.”

Whoa! Nobody is blaming patients who are victims of medical malpractice. And, looking at New Mexico’s ragged hospital network, there’s more red ink than black ink.

The New Mexico Medical Society Read More

Local At Large Chapter President To Attend National Federation Of The Blind Seminar In Washington, D.C.

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By JANET MONTOYA
NFBNM At Large Chapter President
White Rock Resident

The Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding communities have been greatly supportive of the fundraising activities hosted by the Bathtub Row Brewery for the National Federation of the Blind, (NFB).

The NFB was started in 1940 and is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans.

Our belief message is this:

  • The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
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Travel: Relax At The Spa At Sec-He In Palm Springs

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Enter a haven of healing at The Spa at Séc-He in Palm Springs, one of the most luxurious hot mineral spring spa destinations in the country. Photo by Debbie Stone

Salt cave at The Spa at Séc-He. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Palm Springs is a desert oasis, known for its hot springs, amenity-rich resorts, top-notch golf courses, eclectic boutiques, vibrant food scene, and easy access to nature. It’s also a wellness mecca, offering numerous spas where you can soak and get pampered to your heart’s content.

Only one of these spas, however, has a natural, mineral Read More

County Message On Rabies And Skunk Activity

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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County reports that the rabies virus is usually transmitted through a bite or scratches. Animals most likely to transmit rabies include bats, coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks. People are usually exposed to rabies by coming into contact with wild animals carrying the virus or through their pets, if they’ve encountered a rabid animal.

Avoiding the Risk of Rabies…

KEEP WILDLIFE WILD by keeping your distance. Never approach injured animals; instead, contact animal control for assistance at 505.662.8222, Read More

Bi-Partisan Group Of Legislators Introduce Legislation To Create A Medical Psilocybin Program In New Mexico

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NMDP News:

SANTA FE — Jan. 30, a bi-partisan bi-cameral group of legislators have introduced legislation, Senate Bill 219, establishing a program to allow New Mexicans to receive medical treatments from psilocybin mushrooms for qualified medical conditions. 

The “Medical Psilocybin Act” lays the path for mental and behavioral health treatment for New Mexicans suffering from major treatment-resistant depression, post traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders; end-of-life care; and other conditions approved by the Department of Health. The act establishes a Medical Psilocybin Read More

Advocates Laud Plan For $1 Billion Trust Fund To Boost New Mexico’s Behavioral Health System

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State Sen. George Muñoz arrives at the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee for a hearing on a key behavioral health bill at the state Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican

By MARGARET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A committee hearing room at the state Capitol was spotted with white coats Wednesday afternoon.

Even Sen. Martin Hickey, an Albuquerque Democrat and the only doctor in the Legislature, wore his white coat in his seat on the rostrum.

Doctors — and many other advocates — packed the meeting room as the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee Read More

Senate Bill 88 Introduced To Create $2 Billion Medicaid Trust Fund

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From Think New Mexico:

Senate Bill 88 has been introduced to establish a $2 billion permanent trust fund for Medicaid. The bill is sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chair George Muñoz (D-Gallup); Senate Minority Leader Bill Sharer (R-Farmington); and Senate Minority Whip Pat Woods (R- Curry, Harding, Quay & Union counties).

The bill is supported by the nonpartisan think tank Think New Mexico, which proposed a similar fund in its recent report, How to Solve New Mexico’s Health Care Worker Shortage.

Since 1973, New Mexico legislators have created a dozen permanent funds to provide Read More