Health

Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect infants, children and teens from 16 potentially harmful diseases. Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, may require hospitalization, or even be deadly – especially in infants and young children. To learn more click here…

A Medigap Policy is a Medicare Supplement Insurance Policy sold by private insurance companies which are designed to help pick up some or all the health care costs the Original Medicare doesn’t cover, such as, coin-insurance, copays, or deductibles. Many Medigap plans may even pick up emergency foreign travel expenses. …

By Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter Albuquerque, NM, July 19, 2017 – The Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce that on Saturday, August 26th, 2017, Santa Fe will host the Northern NM Regional Walk to End Alzheimer’s.  The event will take place at Santa Fe Plaza, 63 …

Best Way to Prevent Zika Virus is to Prevent Mosquito Bites SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) announced today that Aedes aegypti, has been identified in Otero and Hidalgo Counties. This is the first time a species of mosquito that …

CDC News | July 21, 2017 Make sure your family is up to date with their tetanus vaccine so they have protection against this serious infection. Spores of tetanus bacteria are everywhere in the environment. Summertime means family cookouts, long days playing outside, and unfortunately the cuts and scrapes that …

Case linked to injection drug use SANTA FE, NM –The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is investigating a confirmed case of wound botulism in a 48-year-old man from Doña Ana County. The patient is an injection drug user and the suspected source of infection is either a soiled skin …

Revised Guidelines Will Help Recruit more Nurses, particularly in Rural and Underserved Areas Santa Fe, NM – Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced revised guidelines to state nurse hiring requirements aimed at hiring more nurses, particularly in rural and underserved areas throughout New Mexico. With these changes, state agencies will be …

Lincoln County Woman also confirmed with Hantavirus SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports the death of a 53-year-old woman from McKinley County of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). This is the second lab-confirmed death from HPS in New Mexico in 2017. An environmental investigation has …

Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Podiatrists in Medicaid, Improve Care in Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced bipartisan legislation to improve patient access to podiatrists in Medicaid and improve care for patients with diabetes who need therapeutic shoes via Medicare. The Helping …

5 percent decline in opioids prescribed in NM, 63 percent increase in use of PMP SANTA FE, N.M. – Today, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced that the amount of opioids prescribed in New Mexico have significantly declined, dropping by 5 percent for the first quarter in 2017, compared …