“Last season, three children and over 80 adults died in New Mexico due to COVID-19, flu, and RSV, and many more were hospitalized,” said NMDOH Secretary Gina DeBlassie. “Getting you and your family ...

SANTA FE – Low-income, uninsured women in New Mexico can get free breast cancer screenings and follow-up tests through the New Mexico Department of Health, and during National B ...

SANTA FE – Despite a 21% drop in alcohol-related deaths from 2021 to 2024, new data shows a 2.6% rise in alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico between 2024 and 2025. The news comes as the New Mexico ...

SANTA FE – Summer may be gone, but the threat of West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes still exists in some parts of New Mexico, particularly the southern region. The New Mexico Department of Health ...

People drink and use water every day. Therefore, the environmental health impacts of drinking water are extremely important. The majority of New Mexicans are provided high quality drinking water.

RECA stands for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It is a federal law that gives money to people who developed certain serious illnesses after being exposed to radiation from nuclear tests in the ...

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Grown Coalition and partners will honor 136 schools, preschools, senior centers and food producers for their investment in locally grown food at a Gold ...

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe County woman has died from plague—the first human case in New Mexico in 2026, the New Mexico Department of Health reports. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has reached ...

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health is warning New Mexicans to avoid raw dairy products following the death of a newborn from Listeria infection. Health officials believe the most likely ...

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) confirms that the measles outbreak in Lea County has resulted in one death and a total of 30 cases since Feb. 9. The increase in case numbers ...