The decrease was good news in a state that has wrangled with the nation's highest alcohol-related death rate — one that has been double the national average. The news comes as s

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said campaigns sounding the alarm about the dangers of fentanyl are working in New Mexico but there is still lots of work to be done. “We credit a lot to all the organizations that are raising awareness,

Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico decreased in 2023 for the second consecutive year, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. In 2023, NMDOH reported 1,896 alcohol-related deaths, down from 2,

Norovirus cases are rising in New Mexico, the New Mexico Department of Health announced Jan. 3. Five outbreaks have been reported since Dec. 1 in New Mexico, according to the department.

Health care advocates and officials will renew efforts to track harm to New Mexicans’ health from climate disasters in the forthcoming legislative session. Healthy Climate New Mexico, a nonprofit collective of health care professionals concerned about climate change,

Five new behavioral health clinics are now open, all operating under the agency's new community behavioral health clinic program.

New Mexico is one of ten states selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to offer the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program (CCBHC).