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Bird flu remnants found in milk, FDA says

41 Views   (NEXSTAR) – Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

UNM researchers study the impact of microplastics on humans

42 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Microplastics are microscopic plastic particles that you can’t see with the human eye. Researchers say they’re in our oceans, rivers, lakes, soil, and clouds. They’re in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and all throughout our bodies.

Arizona abortion ban impact in New Mexico

81 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has been one of the states that has enacted protections for reproductive health since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Those protections are still in place but now that’s not the case for Arizona women or health care providers.

Lawmakers say New Mexico’s rural, Latino communities are suffering

56 Views   Leaders in Washington are highlighting the struggles health care providers and communities are facing in the state — and say changes need to be made ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Thursday afternoon, Congresswomen Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Secretary of Health Human Services Xaviar Becerra discussed the importance of

New Mexico health officials report human plague death

90 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday reported the state’s first human plague death since 2020. Officials said a Lincoln County man died after he was hospitalized with the plague. He was the first person in New Mexico with the plague since 2021.

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