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AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies For Nation

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HEALTHCARE News:

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) gathered physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates to shape guiding policies on emerging health care topics.

The new policies adopted on the second day of voting at the AMA Annual Meeting include supporting “food is medicine” interventions to improve health outcomes, protecting the public and firefighters from wildfire toxins, opposing flavored vaping products to protect youth, advocating for restoring EPA’s Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Read More

New Mexico Medicaid Adds Streamlined Process To Validate Provider Credentials

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Medicaid providers can now credential with all four of the state’s managed care organizations through a single platform, eliminating duplicative applications and accelerating how quickly providers can begin serving Medicaid members.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Molina Healthcare, Presbyterian Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare now use the CertifyOS platform to streamline and accelerate provider credentialing.

“We heard providers loud and clear that credentialing with each health plan was burdensome and time consuming,” said Alanna Read More

LACF Announces New Community Health & Wellness Grants

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Los Alamos Family Council receives grant from LACF. Courtesy/LACF

JJAB receives grant from LACF. Courtesy/LACF

LACF News:

The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF), in partnership with Anchorum Health Foundation and CHRISTUS St. Vincent, is pleased to announce the distribution of $92,500 to seven Los Alamos nonprofit organizations that are advancing health, wellness, and community resilience across the region.

This marks the fourth grant cycle of in the last two years funded by Anchorum Health Foundation’s strategic focus on strengthening Northern New Mexico communities. The awarded Read More

Scenes From ChamberFest 2026

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Kids busy at play on the popular sand pile on Central Avenue, the center piece of ChamberFest sponsored annually by Enterprise Bank & Trust in downtown Los Alamos, and this year also in White Rock. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce event features local businesses, service organizations and other groups for ChamberFest, this year sponsored by UNIFI, Wingate by Wyndham, North Central Regional Transit District (Blue Bus), N3B and Exit Realty Advantage NM. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Transit Mix and Los Alamos County Public Works coordinated bringing in the sand Read More

New Mexico Health Care Authority Restores Hotline For Reporting Abuse Of People With Disabilities

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — New Mexicans will again be able to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities directly to intake specialists starting July 1 by calling a restored toll-free hotline: 800.445.6242.

The hotline connects callers straight to intake specialists in the New Mexico Health Care Authority’s Division of Health Improvement Incident Management Bureau, eliminating extra steps so reports reach the intake team more quickly. Beginning July 1, online reports submitted through HCA’s reporting webpage will also Read More

Q&A With MANNM

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Carolyn Linnebur, MD
​Specializes in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

The following is a Question & Answer (Q&A) report with MANNM.

Who is MANNM?

Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico (MANNM) was established in 1974 by Dr. Carolyn Linnebur, and we recently celebrated our 50th anniversary. We are an independent, women-owned practice providing medical care in Los Alamos.

Are you affiliated with the hospital, and would you consider being acquired by a hospital system?

MANNM is an independent practice and is not Read More

State Announces $76.2M Investment In Rural Healthcare

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority today announced a new $76.2 million federal funding opportunity through Healthy Horizons, part of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, to expand access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health and chronic disease care in rural, frontier and Tribal communities across the state.

“Rural health needs are different across New Mexico, so the solutions need to be different too,” said Elisa Wrede, acting rural health director. “Through Healthy Horizons, we are investing in regional partners who can bring providers, Tribal Read More

Alzheimer’s Association Encourages New Mexicans To Take Charge Of Their Brain Health

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HEALTHCARE News:

During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month this June, the Alzheimer’s Association is calling on people across New Mexico to take charge of their brain health and learn how healthy habits and early detection can make a meaningful difference.

In New Mexico, 46,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and 68,000 family members and friends provide unpaid care. As the population ages, those numbers are expected to grow, underscoring the importance of brain health education and early detection in local communities.

Despite growing awareness of Alzheimer’s, a significant Read More

AMA Statement On Executive Order Directing CDC To Further Assess Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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By Bobby Mukkamala, MD
President
American Medical Association

“There is no credible scientific evidence to support changing the current childhood vaccine schedule. That schedule is built on decades of rigorous research and real-world data, and it is designed to protect children in the U.S. when they are most vulnerable based on our nation’s disease burden.

“Altering it without clear, evidence-based justification risks continued confusion for parents and patients, undermining trust in vaccines, and ultimately lowering vaccination rates. That would put more children and communities Read More

Sam Houston State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Award To Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Residency Training

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SHSU News:

HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) has been awarded $25,000 through the Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).

The three-year award will support a new initiative, AI Across Residency, focused on bringing artificial intelligence training into residency programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already showing up in healthcare, helping with diagnosis, patient communication and everyday clinical work. But while many Read More