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The New Mexico Department of Health announced today the final rules outlining the duties and responsibilities of the Health Information System Act Advisory Committee have been published in the New Mexico Register. Pursuant to the rules, the first advisory committee meeting will occur in Santa Fe. « read more »

Cancer is a disease that touches so many of our lives. The American Cancer Society estimates in 2014 alone there was an estimated 1,665,540 new cancer cases diagnosed and 585,720 cancer deaths in the United States. It remains the second most common cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly 1 o... « read more »

Think you are getting all of the vitamins you need from your diet alone? Truth is, most of us are not. It is hard to get enough of certain vitamins from food alone. One vitamin everyone needs is folic acid. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics has released new data revealing a 57 percent decrease in birthrates among teens ages 15 to 17 between 2000 and 2014 in New Mexico. « read more »