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In the fight against the opioid epidemic, Medication Assisted Treatment, or MAT, is widely considered the most effective treatment for opioid use disorders. Now, research from the University of New Mexico shows when given to people behind bars, it’s less likely they’ll end up going back once released.
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Drought adds fuel to the Southwest’s massive wildfires by killing off swaths of forests. That’s been exacerbated over the last decade by bark beetles that attack and kill live trees. Now, a new study shows climate change is accelerating these processes, causing more trees to die faster.
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A recent study for breast cancer research found significant racial disparities between American Indian and Alaska Native women compared to white women when it comes to standard of care and treatment options. ¾ÅÉ«Íøâ€™s Taylor Velazquez spoke with Felina Cordova-Marks, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Public Health and co-author of the study.
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Increasing drought and tree mortality rates are causing forests in the American Southwest to die earlier and quicker –– which can add fuel to devastating wildfires.
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One of the first steps in pursuing justice in a homicide or missing person case is identifying the deceased person. A tool created by researchers at the…
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Recent surveys show that the U.S. Latino population is skeptical and mistrusts the COVID-19 vaccine, with nearly 30% saying they are unlikely to get it.…
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Studies about kidney disease in the United States have historically left out Native Americans, but a pair of researchers at the University of New Mexico…
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The National Institutes of Health is in Albuquerque this week for its All of Us Research Program to better tailor medical treatment to individual…
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Communities held marches across the nation over the weekend in support of science and scientific research.Laura Paskus is the environment reporter for…
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It’s expensive and it takes years to get a new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So researchers at the University of New Mexico are…