Healthcare

Los Alamos Family Council: New Year – New Movies!

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Courtesy/LAFC

LAFC News:

Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) has released its monthly movie series for 2025 held at SALA Event Center.

This year LAFC is providing a variety of movie eras and genres to entertain the community. 

2025 Movie Line Up:

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New Mexico Environment Department Reports Quarterly Accomplishments And Community Investments

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released its first quarter performance assessment report for fiscal year 2025 (FY25) that offers the public, stakeholders, and legislators the opportunity to track the department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2024. 

The beginning of the FY25 saw a diverse range of achievements for NMED, with innovative and essential PFAS initiatives taking center stage. The department also took decisive action against out-of-compliance drinking water systems throughout the Read More

UC Riverside Scientists Develop Nanopore-based Tool That Could Transform Diagnostics Of Illnesses

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The sensor, a glass tube that is melted at the tip to form a sharp needle-like structure, is dipped into a fluid containing molecules. Photo by Kevin Freedman/ImageFX/UCR

By JULES BERNSTEIN
UC Riverside

UC Riverside scientists have developed a nanopore-based tool that could help diagnose illnesses much faster and with greater precision than current tests allow, by capturing signals from individual molecules.

Since the molecules scientists want to detect — generally certain DNA or protein molecules — are roughly one-billionth of a meter wide, the electrical signals they Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Honors Five Providers With Emeritus Status For Decades Of Service

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From left, Dr. Alan Heilpern, ED Physician and LAMC Chief of Staff; Dr. Jacqueline Krohn, Pediatrician Private Practice; Jeffrey Sauer, DPM Emeritus; LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton and Seth Felice, DPM Private Practice. Courtesy/LAMC

From left, Bethany Wooten, CRNA at LAMC; Dr. Justin Green, General Surgeon and LAMC Vice Chief of Staff; Joe Griffin, CRNA retired Emeritus; Mark Martineau, CRNA at LAMC; Dr. Steve Evans, Anesthesiologist at LAMC and owner of Pueblo Anesthesia Group; LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton and Dr. Alan Heilpern, ED Physician and LAMC Chief of Staff. Courtesy/LAMC

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New Mexico Environment Department Secures Funding For Mobile Air Monitoring Lab From Legal Settlement

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is enhancing its ability to monitor air quality with a new mobile air monitoring lab, funded by a $500,000 legal settlement between conservation group WildEarth Guardians and OXY USA Inc., one of the largest oil and gas producers in the country.

The funding will allow NMED to purchase the lab, equip it with supplies, and cover start-up costs, including personnel and operational needs.

The mobile lab will be able to test air quality and weather conditions in real time in the Permian Basin, a region that produces nearly 40% of the Read More

State Treasurer: Let’s Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is!

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By LAURA M. MONTOYA
New Mexico State Treasurer

My journey is similar to many other New Mexicans’ in that it took a lot of hard work, hope, resilience, community, and prayer to keep pushing forward to work towards something better for me and my family.

Dreams were the hope that helped drive the determination to keep pushing forward, but survival was always at the forefront of every decision and job I undertook. Financial struggle, living paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet — a typical New Mexico story. Add limited resources, knowledge and opportunity, and you have an equation for failure or extreme Read More

Medicaid Provider Rates Increase In 2025 

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Health Care Authority News:

          • Some services raised to 150% of Medicare rates

SANTA FE – The Health Care Authority (HCA) announced today that some Medicaid provider rates increased effective Jan. 1, as part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s ongoing efforts to strengthen health care access across the state.

The adjustments aim to support providers delivering services to Medicaid patients.

“This increase is an important step in building a stronger partnership with health care providers who serve Medicaid members,” Medicaid Director Dana Flannery said. “By investing in our providers, we are Read More

NMSP: Man Shot After Argument At Family Health Center

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NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau agents were called Dec. 30, 2024, to 1302 East Main Street, Quay County Family Health Center in Tucumcari, to investigate a shooting.

Agents learned that around 4:10 p.m., a call came into 911 where a female stated her husband was shot. Investigators learned that Anthony Kent, 56, was arguing with another male in the parking lot of the health center when the argument escalated.

At some point during the argument, Kent brandished a firearm and discharged multiple rounds. The male’s wife exited the health center after hearing the Read More

New Year’s Resolution: Help Others Thrive In 2025 … Give Blood!

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

How would you like to have a New Year’s Resolution that could be accomplished in a brief period, just once or even a few times a year? If the idea is new to you, try it just once and if you like it, feel free to set your own goal. Oh, and did I mention it just might save a life?

You can help someone thrive in 2025 and help a non-profit organization save lives for people in the process. The nonprofit is Vitalant, and the goal is donating blood. Did you know in January of 2024 there was a total of 180 donations in our community? They hope to beat that goal in the new year, even by one Read More