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Babies who are born underweight are at higher risk of developing health problems or even dying. New state data show the rate of babies born with low birth…
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One Albuquerque clinic has been testing almost all of its pregnant patients for hepatitis C, according to UNM researchers. That means more people could be…
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An Albuquerque police officer was honored in front of the whole country during the State of the Union address earlier this week. While on duty, he met a…
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Advocates around the country have been working to limit the use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons. The New Mexico Legislature passed a bill…
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Española has had one of the highest rates of heroin addiction in the country for decades. It’s a public health crisis that can create particular…
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One of the only remaining providers of pregnancy care in Las Vegas is struggling with the lack of an ob-gyn unit at the hospital there. Alta Vista…
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Officials from a hospital in Las Vegas are responding to concerns about the closure of the ob-gyn unit there more than six months ago.The CEO of Alta…
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It’s been more than six months since Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas announced the temporary closure of its obstetrics unit. Pregnant women in…
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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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New Mexico’s infant mortality rate fell 22 percent between 2012 and 2013, from 6.9 infant deaths per 1000 births to 5.4 in 2013, according to the state…