A federal inmate held at the Hidalgo County jail has tested positive for measles, the state’s first confirmed case in 2026.
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New Mexico health officials: Measles detected in Hidalgo County jail
It’s the state’s first confirmed case of measles in 2026, after a statewide outbreak last year infected 100 people.
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‘We heard from patients’: New Mexico lawmakers put spotlight on health care
“We have every expectation that everything we did this session will move the needle … on health care,” said House Speaker Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque.
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Democrats Decry Meager Medical Care for Detainees in Funding Fight
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort has led to a record number of immigrants being held in federal detention centers, local jails, and private prisons.
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‘An alarm bell’: Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service shutters amid turmoil for home health care
The closure should serve as a warning for the industry and policymakers, said the leader of a home and hospice care association.
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Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth, where will kids with serious health conditions go?
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House faces medical malpractice bill with higher caps for big hospitals
The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 99 after stripping an amendment that would have left punitive damages uncapped for corporate hospitals.
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Backers say copays for rich will protect New Mexico universal child care
Republicans still worried about the sustainability of the state’s proposed child care system through economic downturns.
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‘We’re willing to do what it takes’: New Mexico health councils push for state funding
Health councils work to tackle public health problems in ways specific to a community’s cultural, political and resource context.
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Interstate doctor, social worker compacts head to governor’s desk
The compacts would ease licensure processes for out-of-state doctors and social workers to practice in New Mexico.