FDA /tags/fda FDA en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:47:22 GMT FDA urges folks to get flu, COVID-19, and RSV for the best protection this holiday season /local-news/2024-11-15/covid-flu-rsv-vaccine-respiratory As we head into the holiday season and gather with family and friends, it’s also the time for respiratory diseases to hit their peak. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:47:22 GMT /local-news/2024-11-15/covid-flu-rsv-vaccine-respiratory Taylor Velazquez NM Senator leads call for DEA to make opioid addiction medication easier to access /local-news/2023-05-05/nm-senator-leads-call-for-dea-to-make-opioid-addiction-medication-easier-to-access New Mexico’s senior U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is leading a bipartisan call for the Drug Enforcement Administration to make the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine more accessible. In a letter to the agency this week, the group of senators argue the DEA needs to be more transparent about its policies. Fri, 05 May 2023 23:39:04 GMT /local-news/2023-05-05/nm-senator-leads-call-for-dea-to-make-opioid-addiction-medication-easier-to-access Nash Jones UNM Researcher Finds Some Existing Drugs Kill Cancer Cells /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-17/unm-researcher-finds-some-existing-drugs-kill-cancer-cells It’s expensive and it takes years to get a new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So researchers at the University of New Mexico are… Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:32:12 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-17/unm-researcher-finds-some-existing-drugs-kill-cancer-cells Marisa Demarco Corrales Says Congress Should Ban Overuse Of Antibiotics On Big Farms /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/corrales-says-congress-should-ban-overuse-of-antibiotics-on-big-farms The Village Council of Corrales is calling on Congress to stop the overuse of antibiotics on industrial livestock operations. Corrales is a bucolic… Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:43:22 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-12-18/corrales-says-congress-should-ban-overuse-of-antibiotics-on-big-farms Marisa Demarco Overdose Drug Covered by Medicaid /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid New Mexico has the second-highest rate of overdose deaths in the country, according to the CDC. Now, a life-saving drug called naloxone is not only… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:02:05 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-06-19/overdose-drug-covered-by-medicaid Marisa Demarco