AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMaternal Health: New Mexico lawmakers heard new state data showing mental illness and substance abuse drove the majority of 74 pregnancy-related deaths from 2018–2023, with officials calling more than 97% preventable even as the pregnancy-related death rate fell sharply since the pandemic. Nursing Workforce: Lovelace Health System and Clasp launched a student loan repayment program offering up to $30,000 for qualified nursing students hired by Lovelace, aiming to ease shortages and build education-to-career pipelines. Radiation Care: UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center is using an MRI-linear accelerator to improve precision in radiation therapy, with early treatments already underway after installation. Public Health & Safety: General Mills recalled more than 730,000 Pillsbury bread rolls sold at Walmart due to possible glass fragments, including New Mexico among affected states. Animal Health: Colorado confirmed new vesicular stomatitis detections in La Plata and Archuleta counties, with quarantines in place and reporting urged for suspicious equine lesions. Air Quality: Heat plus wildfire smoke is worsening air quality across parts of the West, raising ozone and particle-related health risks. Justice & Health Systems: Bernalillo County MDC reported another inmate death in custody, with the medical examiner set to determine cause and manner.
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