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3 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
It sounds like the tail end of a pharmaceutical commercial: "A month's supply of insulin could cost as little as $35."But that's the deal New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is poised to maintain with two leading manufacturers of insulin, a drug used to control blood sugar in people with diabetes.
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4 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
Neither of New Mexico's state veterinarians knew they wanted to work in animal health until college. Dr. Samantha Holeck, state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board, was inspired to join the field during her freshman year after participating in wildlife research and rehabilitation work.
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4 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
A child under 4 has been diagnosed with measles, marking the first case of the disease in San Juan County, the New Mexico Department of Health announced Tuesday. The child, who had received one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, contracted the virus on a domestic flight. The new case comes about a week and a half after officials said exposures were possible at sites in Santa Fe, although no local cases have been reported.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
The estate of a 98-year-old woman who died in spring 2024 after wandering away from an independent senior living facility alleges negligence by the city of Santa Fe, city police and the housing complex's operators contributed to Esther Barnes' death. Barnes' family members arrived at Las Soleras Senior Living around noon March 16, 2024, only to find she wasn't there. She had missed dinner the night before, too.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
What is your name? It's a more difficult question than you might think, at least according to New Mexico State Registrar Renée Valencia. "In New Mexico, people think they know their name — and then they get their birth certificate [and say] 'That's not my name,' " she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
By David Scarborough's math, the $1.9 million buyout in December 2024 for then-departing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard could have bought a four-year education for more than 30 students. That's equivalent to one of his largest classes, said Scarborough, who teaches labor relations and human resources in WNMU's School of Business. "In 30 years of HR, I've never seen a person get a raise for quitting a job," the professor said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Margaret E O'Hara
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Health has some advice about measles ahead of the summer travel season. "Get vaccinated and go have fun," the department's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Miranda Durham said at a news conference Thursday. The state's measles outbreak this week surpassed 75 cases, with 76 known cases — the majority in Lea County but including four in Sandoval County — as of Thursday afternoon. So far, the outbreak has resulted in seven hospitalizations and one death.
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2 weeks ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Health has some advice about measles ahead of the summer travel season. "Get vaccinated and go have fun," the department's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Miranda Durham said at a news conference Thursday. The state's measles outbreak this week surpassed 75 cases, with 76 known cases — the majority in Lea County but including four in Sandoval County — as of Thursday afternoon. So far, the outbreak has resulted in seven hospitalizations and one death.
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2 weeks ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined fellow Democratic governors Wednesday in slamming cuts to Medicaid and food security programs proposed in congressional Republicans' massive spending bill, which is heading toward a House vote this week.
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2 weeks ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | Margaret E O'Hara
Aggies can rest a little easier. Though New Mexico State University has navigated its share of turmoil in recent years — including accusations of hazing and sexual assault against members of the men’s basketball team and a prolonged search for a new president — state Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday praised the school for its recent efforts to reform how it addresses hazing.
