WNYT NewsChannel 13: Health Beat: Vaping

Brandi Ewing, director of respiratory services for Trinity Health NY, discusses the health impacts of lingering wildfire smoke that’s been blanketing New York state.

A new mobile COVID-19 testing site opened April 6 on the UAlbany campus. Sue Vitolins,, director of patient safety and quality improvement for St. Peter’s Health Partners, discusses the operation with WNYT.

WNYT interviewed James K. Reed, M.D., president & CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners, for its story on the health care system’s 20,000th robotic surgery milestone. From the story: These minimally invasive robotic surgeries began back in 2004 using a computer enhanced Da Vinci Surgical System. The system allows surgeons to see in 3D, so they can perform operations with extreme precision. There are only 26 health systems worldwide that have achieved this same accomplishment. Click here to watch WNYTs report.