ALBUQUERQUE — Amanda Salas, a caregiver with Heritage Healthcare Services, has been looking after people in their homes for nearly two decades. She assists her clients — including seniors, people with disabilities and veterans — with essential activities like bathing, dressing, preparing meals and light housekeeping. Oftentimes, she helps clients stave off social isolation, too. “We’re going […]
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Hantavirus project step in pandemic prep
Hantavirus regularly circulates in the Southwest after being spread through infected rodents’ urine, feces and saliva.
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New case of measles crops up in Doña Ana County jail
All six confirmed cases this year have occurred in Southern New Mexico jails in Doña Ana, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
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New Mexico rural libraries launch soundproof booths for telehealth
The telehealth booths are now installed at libraries in Aztec, Bayard, Columbus, Fort Sumner, Gallup, Hobbs and the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
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CYFD brings end to office stays, governor announces
Most children were placed in family-based settings or returned home, while some were placed in congregate care settings.
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More on measles with Dr. Chad Smelser
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.