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A new series of digital-exclusive health reports from Dr. Benita Zahn. Look for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Health Beat: College Experience CSRe

What happens when a child ages out of public school but can't move onto college because pf a developmental or intellectual disability? That's where the College Experience Program comes in. Administered by Living Resources and the College of Saint Rose, it's changed the lives of 100 local young adults over the past 14 years.

Health Beat: Nalaxone Study

Tackling the opioid crisis means reducing the number of people who get hooked, helping those addicted break free, and saving lives of those who overdose. To that end, research at Albany Medical Center can help.

Health Beat: ALS

ALS is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord -- and it's fatal. So when the disease struck Michael Casey, his family went into action and hasn't stopped -- even after Mike died. He was just 39. The family didn't quit, now taking an active role in raising money to find a cure.

Health Beat: Heart Valve Replacement

Mitral regurgitation is a condition in which your heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly. Treating it can be dicey for some people. That's where a new procedure is helping. It's called transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip therapy.

Health Beat: Public Health

Assessing the health of communities and insuring they stay vital -- that's one way of describing the field of public health. It's broad, challenging, and ever changing. It's all in the sights of Dr. David Holtgrave, the dean of the School of Public Health at the University at Albany.

Health Beat: ID Cards for Cognitively Challenged

Too often we've seen tragedy happen when a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities runs into trouble in a social setting, particularly if police are involved. Now they can obtain standardized ID cards to help first responders better interact with this population.

Health Beat: Kidney Disease

Thirty million American adults have chronic kidney disease and millions more are at risk. Heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes all raise your risk. But prevention is possible.

Health Beat: Eating Disorders

Eating disorders don't discriminate and they can be deadly. That's why National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is so critical. This year's theme for the week of intense outreach in the community is dubbed "Come as you are."

Health Beat: Ronald McDonald Dental Clinic

Finding dental care when you don't have health insurance or your insurance doesn't cover dental services is very difficult. Enter the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, supported by St. Peter's Health Partners. It provides that care for free. It's making a very big difference in the lives of those who are treated.

Health Beat: Colorectal Cancer

As we approach March, a viewer reached out to me asking if I could devote a program to colorectal cancer, as March is colorectal cancer awareness month. While this cancer was once considered a disease of older adults, we have seen an increase in the number of young adults being diagnosed.

Health Beat: Alzheimer's

Health Beat: Nutrition

Health Beat: Care for People with HIV

Health Beat: Hospital Billing

Health Beat: Cervical Cancer

Health Beat: Dropping Cancer Rates

Health Beat: Cancer Prevention Program

Health Beat: Winter Heart Attack Risk

Health Beat: Cold Weather Exercise

Health Beat: Familial hypercholesterolemia

Health Beat: New Year's Food Resolutions

Health Beat: Women's Heart Health

Health Beat: Vaping

Health Beat: Bar Safety

Health Beat: New Year

Health Beat: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Health Beat: VA Mental Health

Health Beat: Best Toys for Kids

Health Beat: Stroke Awareness

Health Beat: Holiday Eating Special Requests

Health Beat: Flu

Health Beat: Holiday Eating

Health Beat: Hospice & Palliative Care

Health Beat: World AIDS Day

Health Beat: Type 2 Diabetes

Health Beat: GERD

Health Beat: Polio-like Disease

Health Beat: Epilepsy

Health Beat: New Breast Cancer Treatment

Health Beat: Diabetes Awareness

Health Report

Some state lawmakers upset about proposed opioid excise tax

State denies funding request for St. Clare's retirees

Lack of way to measure marijuana impairment sparks worry

Albany County employees train to use Narcan

CVS begins selling cannabis-based products in eight states

CDC: Cost preventing adults from getting good dental care

Don't let your guard down on flu

Business leaders express concerns over possibly legalizing marijuana

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CVS begins selling cannabis-based products in eight states execCheckDiffShort("03/21/2019 06:59 PM","minutes",15370,5287613);

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