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