Community members and homeless service organizations will honor the memory of unhoused people who died in Albuquerque this year with a vigil in the International District on Wednesday, December 18.

Ending homelessness and poverty is no small feat, but one nonprofit in New Mexico has been taking on the task using a family-centered approach. KUNM's Daniel Montano recently toured the new campus of Saranam and sat down with an alumna of the program.

In Santa Fe, state agencies galore made their case for a piece of the state’s expanding general fund this week as they presented budget requests. KUNM’s Daniel Montaño reports the state’s newest agency pitched a second year budget $3.1 billion more than its first year’s

Children, Youth, and Families Department Sec. Teresa Casados told lawmakers Tuesday that, while the department is improving, it needs more funding to make real progress.

Lawmakers heard arguments from the state's behavioral health administrator that the Legislature should use updated real-time data systems to inform their decision making, and improve access to behavioral health across the state.

New Mexico has seen an elevated graduation rate from 2014 to 2022, with about 76% of students getting their diplomas. But even as things have improved, the state still ranks among the lowest in the nation. The New Mexico Higher Education Department recently held the GEAR UP West conference and to help bring new ideas for increasing college and career readiness.

Abdominal thrusts can be an effective tool but can cause injury, and are difficult to perform

Representatives of the New Mexico Medical Society recently spoke to state lawmakers about a growing issue in the state: Attracting and retaining medical providers. KUNM's Daniel Montaño reports the state’s short about 5,000 health care workers.

On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we'll discuss if work-life balance is possible in health care and how the well-being of physicians impacts patient care.

NM Health, formerly the Department of Health, announced late last month whooping cough has struck twice as many people in New Mexico than it did last year at the same time, prompting NMHealth to issue a warning. It’s even worse at a national level, with five times as many cases across the country.