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Times Union: Palace Strung Like a Harp for Cancer Benefit

May 3, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

The Times Union published a story on the benefit concert for Sock Out Cancer, being held Tuesday, May 8, at Albany’s Palace Theatre. The event will be headlined by William Close and The Earth Harp Collective. Net proceeds will go to the foundations of St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Medical Center.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: Treatment Options Often Lacking for Opioid Addicts

April 30, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT NewsChannel 13 aired a story on the growing opioid epidemic in the Capital Region. The report featured an interview with Dr. Melissa Weimer, Chief of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital.

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Times Union: Her Son Needed Help. It Never Came.

April 30, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

The Times Union published an article in its ongoing series on the growing opioid epidemic. Dr. Melissa Weimer and Patrick Carrese were interviewed about the crisis and barriers to treatment.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: The Ripple Effect of the Cosby Verdict

April 27, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Lindsey Crusan-Muse, director of the Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Awareness Program at Samaritan Hospital appeared on WNYT to discuss the ripple effect of the Bill Cosby Verdict.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: Dr. Mark Osborn Discusses Immunizations

April 26, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT NewsChannel 13 aired a story featuring Dr. Mark Osborn, Chief of Pediatrics at St. Peter’s Hospital. Dr. Osborn discussed vaccinations, the myths surrounding them, and the proven risks and benefits. The story coincides with World Immunization Week.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: Pinwheel Garden Helps Draw Attention to Child Abuse

April 25, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT aired a story on a Pinwheels for Prevention event held at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center in Troy. The event, sponsored by Healthy Families of Rensselaer County, raises awareness about child abuse and ways to prevent it from happening.

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Spectrum News: Pinwheels Planted for a Good Cause

April 25, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Spectrum News features Healthy Families of Rensselaer County event, Pinwheels for Prevention. The event, held at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center, is part of a nationwide movement dedicated to preventing child abuse.

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Troy Record: In Her Shoes – Walk in Troy Aids a Worthy Cause

April 24, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

The Record published a story about the 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” which took place at Riverfront Park in Troy.

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WRGB Channel 6: In Troy, Men ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’

April 24, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

WRGB Channel 6 aired a story about the 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” at Riverfront Park in Troy.

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Wall Street Journal: The Benefits of Bright Light for Hospital Patients

April 19, 2018 Corporate Communications Staff

Alzheimer’s specialist Debi Buzanowski, executive director of Eddy Memory Care at Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center in Cohoes, was featured in a Wall Street Journal story about the center’s work with the Lighting Research Center at RPI to study the effect of lighting on dementia patients.

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