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Primary Care Provider Joins Capital Region Family Health Care
Alina Nazar, M.D., has joined Capital Region Family Health Care in Rensselaer, N.Y. Board-certified in family medicine, she will practice primary care.
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SPHPMA Physician Honored by Professional Society
St. Peter’s Health Partners Radiologist Richard F. Rowley, M.D., has been named the 2015 Physician of the Year by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants. The society represents the physician assistant profession throughout the state.
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Primary Care Physician Joins Health Stream
Renita D. Butler, M.D., has joined Health Stream Medical Associates in Red Hook, N.Y. Board-eligible in internal medicine, she will practice primary care.
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Dr. Samer Ali-Hasan Joins Albany Associates in Cardiology
Samer Ali-Hasan, M.D., has joined Albany Associates in Cardiology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates.
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Albany Associates in Cardiology Welcomes New Provider
Zoe Orecki, M.D., has joined Albany Associates in Cardiology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in internal medicine and eligible in cardiovascular disease, Orecki will practice cardiology.
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Chatham Internal Medicine Welcomes Adult Nurse Practitioner
Danine A. McShane, ANP-BC, RN, has joined Chatham Internal Medicine, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified adult nurse practitioner, McShane will practice with Michael Schaeffer, M.D.
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New Provider Joins Troy Internal Medicine
Marisa Friscia, M.D., has joined Troy Internal Medicine, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in internal medicine, Friscia will practice primary care.
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NewsChannel 13: Summer Safety Around the Water
Drowning remains the second most common cause of accidental injury and death in 15- to 19-year-olds, according to U.S. data. Boys this age are much more likely to drown than girls, notes the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Wellness
LiveSmart: Prediabetes – What Can You Do?
We are facing an epidemic, more frightening than Ebola and more widespread than heart disease: diabetes. More than 29 million Americans have been diagnosed. What can you do to reduce your changes of getting this disease?
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Times Union: Swim program offers potentially life-saving lessons for kids
As summer approaches, parents everywhere are challenged to discover new ways to keep young kids safe around water beyond the traditional safety lecture, adult supervision or pair of swimmies.