by Claire Peoples | Apr 23, 2026 | Articles
New Mexico’s health care system isn’t just struggling—it’s unraveling, and the warning signs have been ignored for years. In this Op-Ed, Lisa Curtis argues that longstanding issues like understaffing, weak leadership, and lack of accountability have created a deeply...
by Claire Peoples | Mar 10, 2026 | Articles
Defendant Women’s Specialists was unanimously found to be negligent in their failure to diagnose a young woman’s breast cancer, taking what was a curable cancer to a terminal diagnosis which will cause their patient’s wrongful death. The jury in Santa Fe included...
by Claire Peoples | Sep 19, 2025 | Articles
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Grant County, New Mexico, has brought to light serious allegations about the care provided to Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura. The suit contends that Gila Regional Medical Center failed to...
by Claire Peoples | Jun 5, 2025 | Articles
In an op-ed for The Albuquerque Journal, Patrick Hudson reflects on the recent $40 million medical negligence verdict against Presbyterian Healthcare System in Albuquerque, but argues the case highlights a bigger issue than just one mistake. He writes that many...
