/tags/senior-citizens senior citizens en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:03:15 GMT /local-news/2025-10-14/new-mexico-gun-suicide-elderly Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:03:15 GMT /local-news/2025-10-14/new-mexico-gun-suicide-elderly Roz Brown /New-Mexico-NM-Department-of-Health-DOH-fall-deaths-leading-cause-report- Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths of older New Mexicans, according to a Department of Health report released Tuesday. The new report looked at data from 2019 to 2023, and found although mortality from falls decreased by 41% during that time, from 347 deaths to 213, hospitalizations increased. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:12:25 GMT /New-Mexico-NM-Department-of-Health-DOH-fall-deaths-leading-cause-report- Daniel Montaño /Pharmacy-deserts-grow-medicare-part-d-reimbursements-low Pharmacies around the country are facing financial challenges because of reimbursements on some Medicare prescriptions that don't cover the cost of the drug. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:21:06 GMT /Pharmacy-deserts-grow-medicare-part-d-reimbursements-low Daniel Montaño /Governor-MLG-crackdown-long-term-nursing-facilities At a press conference Wednesday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state's top health officials discussed surprise inspections of long-term care facilities, the problems they've seen and what needs to happen to fix them. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:25:28 GMT /Governor-MLG-crackdown-long-term-nursing-facilities Daniel Montaño /local-news/2018-08-21/settlement-forces-mvd-to-change-license-and-id-policy New Mexico’s struggled for years with how to handle Real ID and created a two-tiered system where people have an option for an alternative license or… Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:54:49 GMT /local-news/2018-08-21/settlement-forces-mvd-to-change-license-and-id-policy Marisa Demarco