SANTA FE — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and an opportunity to raise awareness about how people can protect themselves by getting screened. Cervical cancer screenings can help detect abnormal (changed) cells early, before they turn into cancer. Most deaths from cervical cancer could be prevented by regular...DOH recognizes January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
SANTA FE — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and an opportunity to raise awareness about how people can protect themselves by getting screened. Cervical cancer screenings can help detect abnormal (changed) cells early, before they turn into cancer. Most deaths from cervical cancer could be prevented by regular...Keep your home safe by testing for radon
DOH marks Radon Awareness MonthSANTA FE – January marks Radon Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, the New Mexico Department of Health issued a release to the public about the ways and benefits of testing your home for radon, a radioactive gas that increases the risk for lung cancer.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that radon alone is the cause of 2,000 cancer deaths in the U.S. annually. It is the number one cause of lung cancer among people who do not smoke or vape and is the second leading cause of lung cancer among nicotine users. You cannot see, taste or smell it - so the only way to know if you have radon is to test.
Test kits are available through the...
New Mexico’s top baby names of 2023
SANTA FE – Here is the list of the top baby names in New Mexico in 2023 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.Trends since the Department of Health began reporting names in 2014:
TOP GIRL NAMES
Oliviva
Amelia
Isabella
Emma
Sofia
Mia
Sophia
Aria
Luna
Camila
TOP BOY NAMES
Liam
Mateo
Noah
Santiago
Ezekiel
Elijah
Josiah
Sebastian
Ezra
Julian
Trends since the Department of Health began reporting names in 2014:
Eight of each of the top 10 girl and boy names from 2022 stayed on the top 10 list in 2023.
Oliver and James fell out of the top 10 from last year and are replaced by Josiah and Julian. ...
N.M. ranked in top 10 state to move to
Newcomers attracted by jobs, lifestyle, low cost of livingFor the second year in a row, New Mexico is one of the top ten states for inbound moves, with United Van Lines reporting more families are coming into the state for jobs, retirement, a better lifestyle, and a lower cost of living.
The 2023 United Van Lines National Movers study shows the company reported 59.6% inbound moves to New Mexico, ranking New Mexico the ninth best inbound location in the U.S.
Of those moving to New Mexico – 30% reported it was for a job; 21% for retirement; and 15.5% for New Mexico’s lifestyle. Also of note, no one leaving the state reported they were exiting due to the cost of living, while 5%...
‘Gallup Sun’ moves to broadsheet format
The Gallup Sun is welcoming 2024 in with a new format: broadsheet. What this means is that the paper is now slightly bigger, allowing the staff to include more of the stories and photos that are important to the community.
“I decided to go broadsheet because of the size constrictions. Our size just kept getting smaller and smaller, and I’ve always loved broadsheet newspapers,” Sun Publisher Babette Herrmann explained. “I also love tabloids, but to me the size is just too small and if we’re going to stay competitive in a multi-newspaper market, I felt like [going to broadsheet] was the best move for us.”
The differences between a tabloid format and a broadsheet format mostly...
“I decided to go broadsheet because of the size constrictions. Our size just kept getting smaller and smaller, and I’ve always loved broadsheet newspapers,” Sun Publisher Babette Herrmann explained. “I also love tabloids, but to me the size is just too small and if we’re going to stay competitive in a multi-newspaper market, I felt like [going to broadsheet] was the best move for us.”
The differences between a tabloid format and a broadsheet format mostly...
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