This week, New Mexico in Focus checks in on newly enacted state and federal laws and spending. Nine new state laws rang in the new year, six of which focused on health care.

 rodent and other small mammals endemic to the Southwest carry hantavirus.

a vaccine targeting tau, a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Critical Care Tower (CCT) opened on Oct. 5, 2025.

a vial with micropastics samples.

UNM’s Music Prep School and String Lab School are community outreach initiatives created by the department of music to provide local community members access to affordable educational music classes taught by globally recognized educators.