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Official page of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences. We're dedicated to Education, Research, Patient Care and Community Outreach. #DeliveringMore
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With a $330K partnership, UNM and Anchorum are empowering HERO agents from underserved and Tribal communities. These leaders connect people to resources that make health more accessible.
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The University of New Mexico recently partnered with Anchorum Health Foundation, the largest health foundation in New Mexico, to bolster the university’s 15-year-old Health Extension Regional Offices...
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Meet Audrey Eakman, UNM School of Medicine’s first Deaf student who uses ASL. She’s using her experience and support from interpreters to open doors in medicine and make medical education and care more accessible for everyone.
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At age seven, Audrey Eakman began to experience progressive hearing loss. With her family’s help and encouragement, she learned how to navigate the world with a hearing disability — a place, as she...
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UNM researchers are testing a new psychedelic-like drug to help ease anxiety and stress after a serious diagnosis like cancer or ALS.
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University of New Mexico researchers are joining a multi-site clinical trial of an experimental psychedelic drug intended to alleviate the mental suffering many patients experience when they receive...
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This week’s #HSCNewsMinute: an Alzheimer’s vaccine heads to trials, microplastics in hot drinks, and UNM tracks a deadly Shigella outbreak.
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Intensive lifestyle changes outperform medication in preventing Type 2 diabetes — with benefits lasting decades. A new follow-up study co-authored by UNM’s Vallabh “Raj” Shah, PhD, confirms lasting health outcomes more than 20 years later.
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In the early 2000s the U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large randomized clinical trial, showed that intensive lifestyle modification was better than a medication called metformin at...
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Update: MD White Coat Ceremony Postponed. The safety of our students, families, and community comes first. Due to activity on central campus, today’s MD White Coat Ceremony has been postponed. We’ll share the new date soon — thank you for your support and understanding.
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From the classroom to the operating room, Dr. Dustin Richter embodies what it means to ‘practice what we teach.’ As a dedicated orthopaedic surgeon and mentor, he’s shaping the future of medicine right here in New Mexico. #DeliveringMore
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From the baseball field to the oil field to the surgical field, Dustin Richter, MD, has built a varied career marked by learning, ingenuity, teaching and clinical practice. Richter is an associate...
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When BioPark primates started dying from a mysterious illness, UNM scientists discovered that the same drug-resistant bacteria was spreading among people in Albuquerque.
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It was a mystery to veterinarians, researchers and animal lovers. In 2021, the Albuquerque BioPark made headlines amid its struggle to figure out what was killing several primates in its care. What...
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UNM nurse practitioner alumni are transforming rural health care across New Mexico. At clinics like Bella Vida Health Care Clinic & Medi-Spa, they deliver essential services and mentor the next generation of nurses, shaping the future of care.
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When UNM College of Nursing alumna Kathy Fresquez-Chavez, DNP- FNP-C, saw a gap in access to care in Valencia County, she didn’t wait for someone else to fill it. “There was such a great need here in...
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UNM Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to prevent the buildup of pathological tau – a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s dementia.
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University of New Mexico researchers have received funding to launch an early-stage clinical trial of a vaccine engineered to clear pathological tau protein from the brains of patients suffering from...
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UNM School of Medicine students were able to choose any loved one to hood them at graduation for the first time. A new tradition that honors the people who helped make it all possible.
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For many students, graduation day is about more than just a diploma — it’s about sharing a special milestone with the people who helped them get there. Recognizing this, The University of New Mexico...
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UNM’s Medical Spanish program helps students build the language skills and cultural understanding needed to care for Spanish-speaking patients.
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For recent graduates of The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Alejandra Moran Olivas, MD and Edilberto Estrada-Rivera, MD, the Spanish language is more than a way to connect with family or...
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RT @phaware: Dr. Lana Melendres-Groves dives into racial and ethnic disparities in PAH treatment. She explores how systemic barriers impact….
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the phaware® interview
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Project ECHO is working to end the HIV epidemic by building a stronger, more connected health care workforce. Their programs equip providers with the knowledge and support they need to deliver high-quality HIV care in underserved communities.
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Through the South Central AIDS Education and Training Center at Project ECHO, health care teams are improving HIV care.
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UNM researcher helps develop a molecule that illuminates nerve tissue, helping make surgery faster and safer.
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When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical monitors and their own anatomical knowledge to avoid cutting nerves, which could...
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Such a joy to celebrate our PA program’s white coat ceremony this morning. 🥼. We are so proud of our students and wish them all the best as they enter this next phase of their education.
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Congratulations to the five UNM faculty promoted to Distinguished Professor. This honor recognizes their outstanding contributions to research, teaching and service.
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The University of New Mexico Office of Academic Affairs has announced that five faculty members — whose expertise ranges from hantavirus to Heidegger — have been promoted to the rank of distinguished...
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UNM’s new Special Care Dental Clinic provides high-quality dental care for people with special needs, while helping train the next generation of oral health professionals.
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For many patients with special needs, visiting the dentist is not just uncomfortable—it can feel impossible. At The University of New Mexico’s Special Care Dental Clinic, barriers to care for this...
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UNM Population Health researchers are working to better understand and address New Mexico's substance use crisis. Their data-driven approach is helping shape solutions that meet the needs of our communities.
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) affect more than 20 million Americans, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, yet many individuals who need treatment struggle to access care or may...
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