Veterans face medical system critique and patient care concerns
A Roswell reader vents at length about alleged VA and Lovelace hospital failures in a 73 year old Navy veteran’s health crisis. He recounts shunt problems, infections, forced discharges, limited notice to family, and Medicare or Tricare funding fears, plus a letter about the JOY Center lunch program and food waste norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Roswell
Main Street
Care Services
Lovelace
Albuquerque
Alby
VA Hospital
New Mexico
Medicare
Tricare
Care Service
Ladera Care
Navy
Medicare/Tricare
VA Woman
Ladera
Small town grads face departure yet hope lingers
A New Mexico look at how small towns shape graduates plans as population shifts press youth toward cities. Lovington Hobbs Los Alamos Ruidoso offer pockets of opportunity while many towns struggle with declining jobs and people. Editors note resilience and pride in rural life persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
America
Lovington
Hobbs
Los Alamos
Ruidoso
Texas
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Santa Fe
Clayton
Fort Sumner
Lordsburg
Las Vegas
Silver City
Farmington
USA Today
Boondocks
Taos County
Ask Doctor K on prehypertension and drug company influence
Dr. Komaroff discusses concerns about drug company influence and prehypertension treatment. He states he does not take money from pharma and will prescribe meds only when solid evidence shows benefit outweighing risk, inviting questions to Ask Doctor K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Komaroff
Harvard Medical School
Askdoctork
Shattuck St
Boston
Palmitier Criticizes Child Rearing and Public Discipline
The column raises concerns about parental accountability and youth discipline citing a Texas physician in Amarillo who was reported for shaking a 12 year old after a rock attack on his son. It argues for stricter discipline and recounts national school shooting headlines while noting columnist Dennis Palmitier’s roadside presence in the Texas Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe News
Texas Medical Association
Columbine
Sandy Hook
Dennis Palmitier
Texas Panhandle
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.O.Y. Center
Lillian Haley Roswell
Metro Area
the Daily Record
Daily Record
Gazette Media Services
Tom McDonald
New Mexico Community News Exchange
Gazettemediaservices.com
Tom
McDonald
Dr. K
Palmitier
YMITH
S. Main
Hunter Douglas
Silhouette
Cahoon
Parks & Recreation Office
Iewsra