Press Releases
March: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Dr. A. Elizabeth Martin Deming, NM - According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer ranks as the third most frequently diagnosed cancer globally. While early detection is critical, the disease is rising among younger individuals according to the latest...
Understanding COPD: Causes, Risk Factors, and Management
Deming, NM - In the United States, more than 12.5 million people grapple with a silent respiratory culprit—Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). November is COPD Awareness Month and the perfect time to explore the causes, risk factors, and strategies for...
Test your asthma I.Q.
For more than 25 million people in America, breathing easy is hard work. Asthma causes inflammation in the airways, especially after breathing in something that irritates them. The muscles around the airways also become tighter, making it difficult for air to fill the lungs.
How Overworking Hurts Your Heart
Consistently logging long hours at work can leave you stressed and fatigued, but there’s a potential consequence that may not be readily apparent — a higher risk of heart-related complications. Your heart is no stranger to hard work — if you live 70 years, it may beat...
Diabetes and the Flu can be a Dangerous Combination
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and Mimbres Memorial Hospital wants people to stay on track with their care during the COVID-19 pandemic and start of the flu season. “We’ve seen how avoiding the doctor and emergency room has negatively impacted the health of...
Breast Cancer: Prioritizing Breast Cancer Screenings Every Year
Deming, NM -- Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women, with 300,590 new cases expected in the United States in 2023, according to the National Cancer Institute’s projections. The statistics are sobering, with an estimated one in eight women possibly...
Breast Cancer: Reducing Risk and Understanding Screening Methods
One in eight women living in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. As the most common form of cancer among American women, the chance a woman will die from the disease is one in 37. This risk has...
Sepsis: An Unrecognized Risk
Sepsis affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. annually, but Americans still know less about this potentially life-threatening illness than they do about rare diseases, such as Ebola and malaria. Sepsis occurs when an overwhelming response to an infection triggers...
Thanking Our Community for Thinking of Us
Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home is committed to providing a loving home for Luna County residents. Since 1966, caring for residents is a special responsibility that our team has taken to heart every day. And now, during these unprecedented times, this is even more...