I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The New Mexico Department of Health is expanding its medical cannabis program with the approval of six new nonprofits that will grow the drug for patients. That brings the total number of such producers to 17.
There are currently 2,807…
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil responded today to a story in the Albuquerque Journal that questioned why the state does not disclose publicly the identities of physicians who certify medical marijuana patients. Vigil says the…
Albuquerque-area residents should not be alarmed by emergency responders in moon suits Wednesday; state agencies and local governments will be conducting a major public health emergency exercise to see how well they can deploy medical supplies such as antibiotics, antitoxins and…
New Jersey will become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana if Gov. Chris Christie signs a bill on his desk. The state modeled its legislation on New Mexico’s highly regulated medical marijuana program, although it may ultimately become even more…
Although it has been praised for its innovative structure, New Mexico’s medical marijuana program, which debuted this year, has also been criticized for not providing enough of the drug to meet demand and for allowing high costs that could be prohibitive for some patients. In an interview, New Mexico Secretary Alfredo Vigil says New Mexico’s medical marijuana program faces the same barriers of provision and access as other health care services.
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil is the featured guest on tonight’s episide of New Mexico In Focus, a weekly show I co-host along with Gene Grant.
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for surgeon general, The Washington Post is reporting. Gupta, an Atlanta-based neurosurgeon, is said to be interested in the job and he is being vetted now. “I was hoping for Marcus Welby, but if he’s not available, Dr. Gupta’s pretty good!” Dr. Alfredo Vigil, New Mexico’s secretary of health, tells the Independent.
