Rural Health Access: New Mexico Health Care Authority selected six regional hub organizations under “Healthy Horizons,” with more than $74 million aimed at bringing specialty, maternal, behavioral health, and chronic disease care closer to rural, frontier, and tribal communities. Suicide Prevention: Provisional state data shows New Mexico’s suicide rate fell 19% from 2024 to 2025, though officials warn the decline could be volatile and firearms remain a major factor. Behavioral Health Reform: A KUNM segment spotlights early bumps in New Mexico’s behavioral health reform push, including reimbursement burdens in rural areas and concerns about tribal sovereignty. Maternal Pain Management: A national analysis finds rural women after C-sections were more likely than urban peers to receive opioid prescriptions at discharge, raising questions about post-hospital pain practices. Public Health Watch: CDC says it’s developing standardized parameters for counting measles deaths as cases rise; Pennsylvania’s measles-related deaths remain a point of dispute. Food Safety: Abbott Laboratories will pay more than $384 million over alleged baby formula safety violations, including millions tied to New York. Animal Health: New World screwworm was confirmed in a horse in Grant County, triggering surveillance and movement restrictions around an infested zone. Community Care: Free skin cancer screenings are available at the New Mexico State Fair via the Sun Bus mobile clinic.