Nationally-known infectious diseases epidemiologist Mark Stribich of Xenex joined Peter and Walt for this week's Coronavirus Update segment. He brought his knowledge from working on HIV and ebola to bear on our questions about the pandemic, opine on where we are, how the situation has been handled, and other issues, but also discussed the special “bacteria-zapping robots” now widely in use to disinfect hospital rooms and ER’s, all based on an invention of Mark’s and his late wife’s. (She was also a noted epidemiologist.)
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Jardin de los Ninos, another of the agencies on the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope campus, provides day care and early education to homeless or near homeless children Michelle explains how their organization has responded to the COVID pandemic and how it has affected their families.
Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel updated listeners on the latest information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of Speak Up, Las Cruces.
Host MaryAnn Digman interviews Pamela Angell, the CEO of Amador Health Center, and Fatima McElveen, the Medical Director. They have seen many changes and have been instrumental in the increasing number of patients that they see as a Federally Qualified Health Center. The COVID pandemic has created changes to how they practice and care for their community.
Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel updated listeners on the latest information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of Speak Up, Las Cruces.
Host MaryAnn Digman interviews Lorenzo Alba on the history and operations of Casa de Peregrinos, the largest food bank in Dona Ana County. Casa de Peregrinos has seen the number of clients soar in the past several months as food insecurity increases. Local farms and grocery stores sell and donate food, much of it unprocessed and produce. The grocery chain, Albertsons, recently donated $100,000 to help support local families a recognition of the outstanding work done by Casa de Peregrinos.
Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel updated listeners on the latest information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of Speak Up, Las Cruces, including details of the New Mexico Governor’s press conference on November 30, 2020.
Host MaryAnn Digman gives an overview on what's happening with the pandemic, both locally and nationally. In this episode, she goes in-depth on testing, explaining its importance, differences between the tests and where to get tested in Las Cruces.
Speak Up Las Cruces: Coronavirus Update, the Special Legislative Session and Contact Tracing11/25/2020
In the second hour of their November 25, 2020 show, hosts Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel started with their regular Cruces Coronavirus Update, and then discussed the special legislative session in Santa Fe to authorize Covid-19 relief. In the last half-hour, they talked about "contact-tracing" with local resident Jean Berlowitz, who had been doing just that during the last few months. She'll discuss how that works, why we do it, and what she's learned about the virus.
Host MaryAnn Digman interviewed Dr. William Adler the Medical Director of Memorial Medical Center’s Cancer Center and the Medical Director of Clinical Research. Dr. Adler is also an Associate Professor of Oncology and Hematology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Adler outlined how the pandemic has affected treatment of immunocompromised patients and how his diagnosis of COVID 19 affected his ability to care for his patients.
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