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UNM to study 2 deadly bacteria

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Wed, Apr 10, 2013

Bugs can be used as biological weapons

Anup Singh, right, holds a prototype of SpinDx, a portable device that can quickly test blood, food or water for a wide variety of toxins, bacteria or viruses. With him are other members of the Sandia team that developed the device, Matt Piccini, left, and Chung-Yan Koh. (Photo Courtesy of Jeff McMillan/sandia national laboratories)

Sandia device offers quick field biotests

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Mon, Apr 8, 2013

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories say they have developed a portable device that allows first responders and public health workers to quickly run tests in the field for dangerous agents such as viruses, bacteria or biotoxins.

TB cases last year the lowest since 2005

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Mon, Apr 8, 2013

Still, New Mexicans more likely to die from disease than others

NM bishops reject same-sex marriage as a civil right

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Mon, Apr 1, 2013

New Mexico’s three Roman Catholic bishops have responded the national debate on same-sex marriage by issuing a statement reiterating their belief that marriage is "a life-long bond between one man and one woman.”

Gov. Susana Martinez’s mother, Paula Aguirre, left, photographed at the time of her First Holy Communion, with her older sister, Jenny Aguirre, beside her. Martinez carried the photo when she attended the installation Mass of Pope Francis. (Photo Courtesy of Susana Martinez)

Governor’s trip to Rome memorable

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Sun, Mar 31, 2013

Gov. Susana Martinez said she is uncertain why Vice President Joe Biden invited her to attend the re ...

Claudia Jaquez carries a cross at the beginning of a Palm Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church. The Chihuahua, Mexico, native has been a member of the West Side parish for five years. Immigrants comprise about a third of the 2,500 families registered at Holy Rosary. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)

Immigrants bring fervor, family to parish

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Sun, Mar 31, 2013

West Side congregation offers look into future of Catholic Church

Teams may be formed to aid mentally ill

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Wed, Mar 27, 2013

When a person with mental illness reaches a crisis point, family members often have no choice but to ...

Artist’s rendering of a proposed hospital in Belen. It would be owned by a private nonprofit and managed by Ameris Health Systems of Nashville, Tenn. (Photo Courtesy of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini)

Belen, Los Lunas vie for hospital

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Sat, Mar 16, 2013

Each city touts the advantages of its location, plan and development firm

New ABQ public health office open

By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer | Mon, Mar 11, 2013

The New Mexico Department of Health opened a new public health office in Albuquerque on Monday to replace the now-closed Stanford Public Health Office. The new office, the Midtown Public... Read more »