WNYT: Fireworks Safety Tips

The Times Union visited the new Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department on Monday, ahead of the unit’s opening on Thursday, December 7, at 4 a.m.

Robert Brewer, MD, discusses Legionnaires’ disease and ways it can be transmitted.

A new law in New York has legalized the use of “sparkler devices” in many areas, but Dr. John Janikas, director of emergency medicine for Albany Memorial and Samaritan hospitals, shares concerns about their safety and the injuries they can cause.