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Waiting months for health care appointments is a common experience for New Mexicans, in part because of a lacking health care workforce. On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss plans to recruit and retain workers to boost access to quality healthcare. -
Raimond Spekking/International PressTelecommunications CouncilNearly 1.2 million people have died from COVID in the United States since the first cases emerged four years ago, according to the CDC.And today an estimated 16 million people have the lingering symptoms of long COVID, with about one quarter of them no longer able to work. Researchers at the University of New Mexico Hospital are using findings from a multi-site long COVID study to learn how to diagnose prolonged symptoms and provide better treatment.
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During the Second in a series of meetings seeking public input on how to spend millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds, community members pushed local lawmakers and politicians to listen to experts and healthcare providers when developing solutions to the opioid crisis. -
Albuquqerque's Human Rights Board has been much more active over the recent months than it has been in the preceeding years, passing resolutions, advising the city's government to update laws and hosting public hearings for the first time in nearly 50 years. They said they don't plan on slowing down anytime soon. -
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Tuesday that his office is investigating allegations that a Las Cruces hospital has denied care to cancer patients with low incomes or who are uninsured. -
After an assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump left two people injured and two people dead including the shooter, Albuquerque Locals gave their reactions on Saturday night mere hours after the shooting. -
Amid a recent uptick in heat, a large group of health professionals held an extreme heat summit Thursday to identify and discuss the dangerous public health consequences of climate change. -
Another round of flooding Wednesday struck the small southern New Mexico village of Ruidoso, after flooding forced the evacuation of more than 170 people, and 64 swiftwater rescues on Tuesday, and more floods could be on the way. -
New Mexico’s health care staffing shortage continues to worsen, with a recent report noting nearly all counties say this is their top occupational need. During a recent hearing of the Legislative Health and Humans Services Committee, an official with Presbyterian Medical Services spoke about the impacts of these shortages and offered recommendations to lawmakers to recruit and retain more workers. -
Despite its low rankings in child wellbeing, New Mexico has led the country in making child care more affordable and accessible to families. It waives child care copays for those getting state subsidies. It also ensures more families can receive vouchers to cover the full cost of care and have a choice of providers. -
New Mexicans seeking health care are facing increasing wait times for crucial appointments. According to a Legislative Finance Committee report, the state is in need of more health care workers than any other profession. While the state looks at loan forgiveness and recruitment and retention efforts, a local high school aims to raise the next generation of these professionals. -
As millions in opioid settlement funds come into the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, officials are seeking input on how to spend them. In the first of several meetings Tuesday, community leaders made it clear that change needs to happen fast.
