New Mexico poised to enter physician medical compact – one lawmaker says that’s not enough
State Rep. pushing for paramedic, counselor and psychologist compacts
Health & Wellness
N.M. health officials promote cutting back on alcohol for Dry January
Department launched the Drink Less, Live More initiative on Wednesday
What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?
New Mexico health department ‘still evaluating the impact the CDC’s announcement will have on New Mexico’
N.M. health exchange enrollment grows as Legislature prepares to extend subsidies
FILE – A doctor checks the blood pressure of A 94-year-old woman in Sant Sadurnà d'Anoia, Catalonia region, Spain, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)(AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)…
N.M. health department reports possible measles exposure in Albuquerque
A traveler with measles spent Dec. 28 in the city
New Mexico to receive $211.5 million in federal rural health care funds
New Mexico will receive $211.5 million in federal funding to bolster health care in rural communities in 2026. Pictured is a nurse hooking up an IV to a flu patient…
Data: Little progress so far in expanding New Mexico child care capacity
Day care teacher Brittany Sandrik walks through a building that is being renovated to serve as a second Turquoise Child Development Center in Tucumcari on Dec. 11. Once opened, Sandrik…
Who did more harm to public health in 2025 – Kennedy or Rubio?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens before interrupting President Donald Trump during a roundtable meeting on antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025,…
Environment and health in New Mexico: top stories of 2025
From ‘forever chemicals’ to compensation for New Mexico’s downwinders
‘I’ve lived it’: Valeria Alarcón pushes for state funding for rural, tribal health councils
Valeria Alarcón, executive director of the New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils, hosts Public Health Day at the Legislature in 2024. Courtesy photocca Valeria Alarcón has turned what she calls…
When home has an expiration date for Queer youth
LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their peers
New Mexico OB/GYNs struggle under weight of malpractice insurance cost
Premiums have surged in recent years
Flu hospitalizations eclipse COVID as flu season hits New Mexico
Just 21% of New Mexicans received a 2026 flu vaccine
Federal judge orders funding restored for school mental health services for 5,000 N.M. students
Congress previously approved the after the school shooting in rural Uvalde, Texas
New Mexico Senate majority leader says medical compact legislation ‘close’ ahead of session
Working group ‘finalizing’ medical and social worker compacts, but others still ‘in the pipeline’
Five mistakes that are sabotaging your weight loss
Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results you expected? You are not alone. Many people make these five common “wellness” mistakes without realizing they are slowing…
Las Cruces doctors push for legislation to stem New Mexico doctor shortage
Doctors urge Legislature to nix medical GRT, reform medical malpractice laws
Trump administration repeals rule requiring more staff at nursing homes
Most nursing homes in New Mexico weren’t close to meeting the direct nursing care standard
UNM Health Sciences seeks $600 million cash infusion for medical school building
UNM operates the only medical school in the state
In New Mexico, grandparents caring for grandkids can also get free child care now
The state has the highest rate of grandparents caring for grandchildren in the nation