New Mexicans deserve competent medical care, professional bedside manners and accountability. Preoccupation and fatigue are no excuse for doctors who make critical errors. Those errors may amount to dereliction of duty. Medical malpractice covers a multitude of...
The current stretch of cold and wet weather sweeping across New Mexico and other southern states has caused a great many motor vehicle accidents, but the sleet and snow aren’t the only causes of these crashes. People tend to overlook other causes of traffic accidents...
A 24-year-old man was killed recently in a car crash on Tumbleweed Road in Eddy County. According to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to the early morning accident and found Vasquez behind the wheel. He was later pronounced dead. According to...
Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities rely on their caregivers for many important services. From managing their medicines and basic needs to treating and recognizing signs of illness, nursing home doctors and staff play integral roles in keeping...
Elder abuse involves the infliction of physical, emotional, or financial harm upon an elderly person that is no longer able to care for themselves. The abuser is usually an authority figure (such as a nurse or caregiver) or someone close with the abused (like a family...
