/tags/doh DOH en-US Copyright Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:30:20 GMT /local-news/2021-04-19/new-mexico-working-to-solve-disparate-vaccine-rates In the race for herd immunity, New Mexico is being heralded around the country as an unlikely frontrunner. Over half of the state’s population has gotten… Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:30:20 GMT /local-news/2021-04-19/new-mexico-working-to-solve-disparate-vaccine-rates Marisa Demarco /local-news/2021-03-01/state-to-assess-fines-for-vaccines-given-out-of-turn New Mexico says it is among the top states for getting COVID-19 vaccines into people's arms, but until more vaccine becomes available there are still more… Tue, 02 Mar 2021 02:45:45 GMT /local-news/2021-03-01/state-to-assess-fines-for-vaccines-given-out-of-turn Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2020-08-16/no-more-normal-human-rights-on-ice When President Trump and ICE got in on the act of separating families and locking kids in cages, it spurred a public outcry. Millions of people were… Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:25:02 GMT /local-news/2020-08-16/no-more-normal-human-rights-on-ice Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-05-13/ynmg-covid-a-test-you-cant-study-for As Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham eases restrictions in New Mexico starting Saturday, we talk about the factors that signal when and how to reopen the… Thu, 14 May 2020 03:44:55 GMT /local-news/2020-05-13/ynmg-covid-a-test-you-cant-study-for Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-04-17/ynmg-covid-the-systems-arent-colorblind-but-coronavirus-is In episode 44, we talk about CDC data and state data showing that the virus is harming, disproportionately, brown and black people around the U.S.—and… Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:37:11 GMT /local-news/2020-04-17/ynmg-covid-the-systems-arent-colorblind-but-coronavirus-is Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-04-03/ynmg-covid-hospital-readiness In episode 34, we discover how prepared hospitals and health care facilities in New Mexico really are. And we go all over the state for this one. We hear… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:31:29 GMT /local-news/2020-04-03/ynmg-covid-hospital-readiness Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /public-health-new-mexico/2019-09-11/vaping-illness-cases-rise-to-12-in-new-mexico There are more cases of vaping-related illnesses appearing all over the country, and New Mexico is no exception. The state Department of Health confirmed… Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:50:35 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-09-11/vaping-illness-cases-rise-to-12-in-new-mexico May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2019-08-21/funding-delay-threatens-student-health-confidentiality We’re two weeks into the school year and school-based health centers around New Mexico are still waiting on the state to finalize funding contracts.Most… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:04:14 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-08-21/funding-delay-threatens-student-health-confidentiality May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/overdose-reversing-drug-saves-hundreds-in-n-m A drug called naloxone reversed more than 700 overdoses in New Mexico last year. But hurdles remain for making the drug more widely available.… Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:20:49 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-01-12/overdose-reversing-drug-saves-hundreds-in-n-m Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid New Mexico has the second-highest rate of overdose deaths in the country, according to the CDC. Now, a life-saving drug called naloxone is not only… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:02:05 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid Marisa Demarco