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WTEN: Health Care Workers Mark Int’l Women’s Day, Vaccine Rollout with Syringe-Shaped Flight Plan

March 18, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners colleagues, Amanda Stahl, M.D., a hospitalist at St. Peter’s Hospital, and nurse anesthetist Morag Bell, marked International Women’s Day in a unique way — they flew a plane over upstate New York following a syringe-shaped flight plan.

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WTEN: Women’s Health — Colorectal Cancer

March 11, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Jill Genua, M.D., of Capital District Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, appeared on WTEN to discuss the importance of regular colorectal cancer screenings.

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WTEN: COVID Fatigue — ‘I’m Getting Really Tired of This’

March 5, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

With the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic approaching, many people are experiencing COVID-19 fatigue. Dr. Joseph Di Lullo, psychiatrist with Samaritan Hospital’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Troy, spoke to WTEN/News10 about this phenomenon and offered tips to stay positive.

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WTEN: Limited Visitation to Begin at Some Area Hospitals on March 8

March 5, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 interviewed Christopher Jordan, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, regarding the decision to resume limited visitation at SPHP hospitals, beginning March 8.

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WTEN: Push for More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to be Administered by Community-Based Doctors

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 interviewed William Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates and physician with St. Peter’s Internal and Family Medicine, about efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines in community-based medical offices.

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WTEN: COVID Vaccine May Interfere with Mammogram Results

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Kirsten Cestaro, M.D., associate director of St. Peter’s Breast Center, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and their potential interference with mammogram results.

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WTEN: New COVID Antibody Treatment Found Highly Effective in Preventing Hospitalizations

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Melissa Fiorini, M.D., clinical director of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about the COVID-19 treatment, including a new antibody recently approved by the FDA.

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WTEN: Timing is Key for Cancer Patients Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanded to those with cancer in New York state on February 14. Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology for SPHP, spoke to WTEN/News10 about why timing is so important when it comes to vaccinating cancer patients.

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WTEN: Women’s Health — Heart Disease

February 11, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Jessica Saunders, M.D., a cardiologist with Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss heart disease awareness. Dr. Saunders discussed how symptoms of heart disease and heart attack may present differently in women than in men.

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WTEN: St. Peter’s Health First in Capital Region to Offer Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID Patients

February 4, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 aired a story on the expansion of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ (SPHP) monoclonal antibody therapy program.

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