The New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Gina DeBlassie as the cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health Wednesday. DeBlassie recently served as the interim cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health and took on that role when the previous secretary stepped down in November.

By Bhanvi Satija and Sneha S K (Reuters) -Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 351 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 34 infections since their last reports three days ago,

With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts.