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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned that the COVID-19 crisis will not get better immediately despite a near-complete shutdown being implemented across the state.
he public health crisis has exposed inequities and vulnerabilities on the reservation while the Navajo people face staggering death rates from the virus.
There is a rule journalists follow-- the story is never about you. Except the COVID-19 crisis has broken every rule, and the truth of the matter is, I am personally affected just as much as anyone else. In April, I shared my experience of battling the virus after contracting
Biden's immediate challenge is to replace Trump's mismanagement of the health crisis with a national strategy to suppress the virus and deliver hundreds of millions of vaccination shots.
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at over 900 daily — and often close to 1,000 — pushing the state's medical care system to the brink.
Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department, believes hospitals should be prepared to begin offering "crisis" level care in December.
"We do not want to ration care — that is not what we want to have to do," said Lovelace Chief Medical Officer Vesta Sandoval. But, she added, "Our hospitals are full."
On Sunday, the Department of Health reported that 323 ICU beds are occupied statewide. Hospitals are about 120 beds away from reaching the crisis levels.
Advocates for these students say the extended months of learning from home and erratic attempts to reopen schools are deepening a crisis that began with the switch to distance learning in March.
With schools closed, routines disrupted and parents anxious over lost income, children are shouldering new burdens many are unequipped to bear.
Since the pandemic began, BCFD said they’ve seen an increase in mental health crisis calls.
"We are in a major health care crisis right now."
“It’s not just a math problem. It’s a question of implementing a major social justice commitment,” said Harald Schmidt, a medical ethicist at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Navajo Nation wants the White House to officially declare the COVID-19 crisis a disaster, which would unlock resources and money for help.
August marked Glaze’s 16th year with Solace Crisis Treatment Center. She offers the presence of a veteran advocate and a calming voice to people who have experienced sexual assault and other types of trauma.
The City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, the state, UNMH, Presbyterian, Lovelace, and numerous non-profit organizations have established a coordinated effort to tackle the challenges the unhoused population face during the current public health crisis.
When it filed for bankruptcy last year, Purdue Pharma agreed to an innovative plan: It would make $200 million available immediately to help those those harmed by its signature painkiller, OxyContin, and ease the effects of the opioid crisis.
It could take several months — probably well into 2021 — before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S.
New Mexico's hospital capacity is stretched thin.
With jury trials again on hold and nearly every procedure affected, people who work every day inside the court system say it's still too soon to know what long-term effects the COVID-19 crisis will have on justice in the state.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned that the COVID-19 crisis will not get better immediately despite a near-complete shutdown being implemented across the state.
he public health crisis has exposed inequities and vulnerabilities on the reservation while the Navajo people face staggering death rates from the virus.
There is a rule journalists follow-- the story is never about you. Except the COVID-19 crisis has broken every rule, and the truth of the matter is, I am personally affected just as much as anyone else. In April, I shared my experience of battling the virus after contracting
The new year is off to a rough start in Albuquerque’s fight against the crime crisis.
Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns.
While the year has been mired with tough choices for the nation's first Democratic Latina governor — who reportedly turned down an offer from the Biden administration to be interior secretary — Michelle Lujan Grisham is optimistic about the future,…
Asked about her role, she said she had done soul-searching. “I have tried to figure out if there’s anything I could have done differently knowing what I knew then, not what I know now,” Kathe Sackler said. “There is nothing…
Trump administration officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now caught in a global extinction crisis, should receive federal designation as a threatened species.
'Crisis' care standards have also been activated.
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at over 900 daily — and often close to 1,000 — pushing the state's medical care system to the brink.