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New Mexico health officials report human plague death

51 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.

Officials report first child flu death during flu season

78 Views   The child died from influenza complications; the first reported death of the 2023-24 flu season ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The state health department announced the first pediatric flu death of the influenza season in late February.

New procedure to treat enlarged prostate introduced in El Paso

86 Views   A new minimally invasive procedure to treat men with an enlarged prostate has been implemented at an El Paso hospital. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Dr. Jesus Herrera-Murillo, a urologist and physician with Rio Grande Urology and the Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus, about the new procedure.

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