It’s fall and that means cold and flu season — and COVID. Health officials are advising another round of vaccine boosters to stay ahead of the virus. Barbara Ramirez reports.
Category: Healthy New Mexico
UNM offers Navajo-based wellness program
UNM has started a wellness initiative based in Navajo teachings that is helping students foster their sense of community.
Opioid medication saves mothers and babies. In New Mexico, few get it
Vanessa G. Sánchez investigates why medication for opioid addiction that is life-saving for pregnant women and babies is rarely prescribed.
Study: climate change brings risks for kids
Children are at greater risk to pollutants and various deleterious effects caused by climate change, including behavioral health risks, a new report found.
New Mexico monsoon outlook looks ‘bleak’
After a HOT July, with very little rain, the picture looks the same for August. Unless storms ramp up, expect a drying Rio Grande through Albuquerque
89 pounds and counting
Losing weight takes effort and commitment, but anyone can learn to do it, Taton Yazzie says.
Podcast demo: Psychedelia
By Chris Robbins
Psychedelic drugs are not just for counterculture escapism anymore. This podcast pilot explores the emerging dimensions of psychedelics as medicine.
Podcast demo: Universal Overload
By Miyawni Curtis
Do we appreciate the mental health of the leaders in our community? This podcast will explore that and more. Hear a clip from the upcoming episode in which a former high school coach confronts why she left.
Nursing students hope to alleviate staffing shortage
By Justine Collister
New Mexico has been facing a nursing shortage since before the pandemic. A solution would be to graduate more nursing students from our schools.