New Mexico health officials aim to kick off medical psilocybin program a year early
Bill sponsor says state experiencing a ‘renaissance’ of ‘psychedelic medicine’
Health & Wellness
N.M. health department maintains hepatitis B vaccine schedule, despite CDC committee recommendation
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 5, to consider changes in hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for infants. Ben Gray/AP Photodur-i-syn The New Mexico…
The Indian Health Service is flagging vaccine-related speech. Doctors say they’re being censored.
Margo Yeager, chief nursing officer at the Southern Ute Health Center, fills a syringe with the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine March 25, 2021, during a Southern Ute Indian Tribe vaccination event.…
McGee Park closed to horses after multistate equine virus outbreak
No confirmed cases of the virus found in San Juan County
Report says N.M. children return to jail due to lack of intervention, treatment
CYFD policies contribute to the costly rise in juvenile incarceration
N.M. health department issues botulism warning over infant formula
ByHeart is removing products from store shelves nationwide
National health equity organizations call for Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medication in New Mexico
State seeing a high rise in obesity rates
N.M. AG Torrez issues warning over herbal supplement kratom
The supplement is unregulated in New Mexico
Associated Press New Mexico
Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help
With federal SNAP food assistance set to run dry this weekend amid the protracted U.S. government shutdown, Louisiana, New Mexico and Vermont became the latest states Wednesday to announce help…
Associated Press New Mexico
Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in everything from fast-food packaging to nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning…
New Mexicans to see insurance rate hikes 35% – 52% on exchange plans in January
State subsidies passed by legislature, governor help offset some federal cuts
Prescription drugs still driving one in four N.M. overdose deaths
New Mexico has the seventh-highest overdose rate in the nation
N.M. port shutdown due to screwworm ripples around region
Cattle prices reach record highs in August and September
New Mexico officials watch for avian flu during bird migration season
Federal shutdown impacts some monitoring
N.M. hunters asked to look out for New World Screwworm
There have been three recent detections in Mexico
N.M. health department renews congenital syphilis public health order
Last year, syphilis rates declined in New Mexico for the first time since 2018
Lujan Grisham signs vaccine bill passed in special session
Message to Senate chides both parties for partisan stance on vaccine legislation
CDC vaccine action allows New Mexico to order children’s COVID-19 vaccines
Co-owner Marc Ost at Eric's Rx Shoppe holds a box of COVID-19 vaccines as he unpacks a shipment in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Sept. 2. Matt Rourke/AP File Photodur-i-syn Federal action…
Governor still deliberating on vaccine bill passed by legislature
Majority Whip says governor could be looking at other ways to get the vaccines out immediately
Tribal traditional healing gets Medicaid reimbursement in 4 states
Azure Bouré, traditional food and medicine program coordinator for the Suquamish Tribe in Washington state, is pictured with her son Ryan Bouré at a nutrition workshop. State health officials said…