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Budget woes at the New Mexico Department of Health are forcing a public health office in Albuquerque to close. The Alamosa Public Health clinic in…
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Hundreds of hospitals around the country—even the famous Mayo Clinic—are being fined in 2016 because of safety concerns, and six in New Mexico will be…
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In New Mexico lots of grandparents raise their grandkids – more than 70,000 children under the age of 18 here live with family other than their…
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There are fewer young people trying to commit suicide in New Mexico, according to the state Department of Health. Statewide rates of attempted suicide…
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On Monday, the governor announced a two-week program offering free vaccinations to children before school starts. The Department of Health will run the…
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New Mexico’s auditor identified more than $4.5 billion in unspent state funds earlier this year. Now a national agency wants to see some of that money go…
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May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month, and since 2000 our state has seen its teen birth rate fall nearly 50 percent for teens age 15 to 17. A lot of…
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The weather’s warming up, but flu season’s not quite over. Even if you already had the flu this season, if you feel ill, you could have it again. A second…
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Psychiatric Meds In School—PASSEDIf parents refuse to give their child psychiatric medicine, the school can’t prevent the student from participating in…
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Five New Mexicans have died so far this year from flu related illnesses, ranging in age from 29 to 92. The announcement from the state Department of…