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’13 Suits’ docudrama inspired by tragic hit-and-run death of Niskayuna native | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 More than a dozen actors both near and far will take the virtual stage this weekend in a production inspired by the tragic loss of a local man. Called “13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues,” it follows what happens before and after the death of Patrick Duff, a Niskayuna native who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2015. The driver, a young woman, fled the scene and made 17 calls to relatives and lawyers, waiting more than an hour before calling emergency services. By t...

The inestimable value of a mentor 175 Shares Quick, think of someone unrelated to you who has had a major impact on your life. I’d wager the vast majority of us pictured a face or two, and that nearly all (I hope) represented a positive influence. In my thirty-plus-year career in medicine, I’ve been blessed with several, and their impact on my life and career is truly inestimable. As a smart kid who went to medical school because it’s what I thought smart kids did, I was ill-equipped for the all-out competitiveness, the unreasonable hours, the complete immersion in school required to ex...

Latest bid to complete pot legalization drops fines for minors TRENTON — A "cleanup" bill meant to address concerns voiced by Gov. Phil Murphy that have held up enactment of legislation legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana is due for votes Tuesday and Thursday – though for now it, too, is still being cleaned up. Two-thirds of voters in November approved a constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use marijuana, effective Jan. 1, but the accompanying enabling legislation that is required still hasn’t been enacted, though it was passed in December. Murphy wants specific provisions add...

The Gainesville Sun Deafening silence The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines represent extraordinary scientific achievements. Large clinical trials have convincingly demonstrated that they are safe and remarkably effective. In these trials approximately 95% of patients clearly benefited from the vaccine. Vaccine recipients either did not become infected, or, if they became infected, they had only a mild clinical illness. By reducing the frequency of infection and/or by ameliorating the severity of  clinical illness, the vaccines are of great benefit in reducing the strain on our already-ov...