MSSNY Media Highlights
December
WSYR LocalSyr.com (News 9) – 12/14/21
President of the Onondaga County Medical Society discusses the strain of COVID-19
(Interview with Dr. Robert Dracker, President of the Onondaga County Medical Society)
PoliticsNY – 12/14/21
PoliticsNY Power Players in Health Care
(MSSNY President-Elect Parag Mehta named PoliticsNY Power Player)
CBS WRGB News 6 Albany 12/10/21
Capital Region hospitals not concerned over elective surgery postponements
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
The Journal News (LoHud) – 12/06/21
Some NY counties lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 5 to 11. Here’s where
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in:
Daily Messenger
Wayne Post
Genesee Country Express
Democrat and Chronicle
Observer-Dispatch
Times Telegram
Star-Gazette
Poughkeepsie Journal
The Steuben Courier Advocate
Irondequoit Post
The Evening Tribune
Wellsville Daily Reporter
Yahoo News
The Leader
Rochester First (WROC) – 12/03/21
Free rapid take-home tests and booster shots coming to Monroe County
MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed
November
The Hill – 11/29/21
Time to think beyond the vax? Reflections from a COVID-stricken doc
Op-ed by MSSNY Member, Dr. Frank Contacessa
LoHud.com – 11/22/21
As COVID surges, New York’s flu season is off to a troubling start. Will ‘twindemic’ hit?
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in:
Daily Messenger
Democrat and Chronicle
Genesee Country Express
Star-Gazette
The Evening Tribune
The Leader
The Poughkeepsie Journal
The Steuben Courier Advocate
Times Telegram
Wayne Post
Wellsville Daily Reporter
Yahoo news
Insurance News Net – 11/21/21
Stakeholders Praise 4 House Members Letter to Admin Regarding Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Buffalo News – 11/12/21
Covid cases are rising in younger people. So are urgent calls to get them vaccinated
(Former MSSNY President Dr. Thomas Madejski quoted)
Harlem World Magazine – 11/03/21
Attorney General James Defends New York State’s Gun Licensing Protection Law At Supreme Court
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Crain’s Health Pulse – 11/3/21
Labor costs driving up expenses for hospitals, physician practices
MSSNY Past Presidents Dr. Thomas Madejski and Dr. Charles Rothberg interviewed)
WCNY Capitol Pressroom – 11/01/21
New York Readies to Vaccinate Kids
President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed
Politico – 11/01/21
Weekly New York Healthcare
New York Readies to Vaccinate Kids
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
Niagara Gazette – 11/01/21
Top New York doctor discusses pediatric vaccines following federal approval
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in:
Press Republican
Oneonta Daily Star
Poughkeepsie Journal – 11/01/21
Court upholds religious exemption ban in NY medical worker vaccine mandate. What to know
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in:
Star-Gazette
Genesee Country Express
Wayne Post
Daily Messenger
Observer-Dispatch
Times Telegram
The Steuben Courier Advocate
The Evening Tribune
Wellsville Daily Reporter
The Journal News – lohud.com
The Leader
Rochester First / News 8 WROC (CBS) – 11/01/21
CDC: Vaccine-induced COVID-19 immunity better protects than infection-induced immunity
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
October
WROC-8 TV (CBS) / Rochester First – 10/26/21
FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
Times News Network – 10/26/21
NYC Shares Timeline for Kids Age 5-11 1st COVID Vaccine Doses Pending Federal OK
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in News Nation USA
WNBC-TV – 10/19/21
White House Says COVID Vaccine For Children Coming in Weeks
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
Medpage Today – 10/14/21
More Physicians are Now Employees Rather Than Owners
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Albany Times Union – 10/12/21
Judge issues injunction against New York’s vaccine mandate
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
The Daily Gazette – 10/13/21
Editorial: Public Health Should Override Religious Views
(MSSNY mentioned)
AMA Advocacy Update– 10/13/21
High court should uphold commonsense N.Y. concealed-carry law
(MSSNY Mentioned)
Buffalo Business First – 10/11/21
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens bring competition to world of primary care
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
September
Crain’s New York – 09/30/21
Bassett gets warm reception as next health commissioner
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Spectrum News 1 – 09/30/21
Public health community backs Hochul’s health commissioner appointment
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Newsday – 09/29/21
Gov. Kathy Hochul names Mary Bassett as state health commissioner
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Cheddar News – 9/20/21
Dr. Joseph Sellers Answers Your Burning Covid-19 Questions
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
WVNY-TV – 09/20/21
Who is the incoming New York DOH Health Commissioner?
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran on WTEN
WIVT-TV
WIBV
Media Coverage of MSSNY Statement on Decision to Permit Religious Exemptions to State’s Healthcare Worker Vaccination Requirements
MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers was quoted in the following media outlets:
NBC NY 9/15/21
We Have to Continue the Mandates:’ Hochul Vows to Fight Blocked NY Vaccine Rule
CBS NY – 09/14/21
Judge Blocks New York State Medical Worker Vaccine Mandate
AP – 09/15/21
Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
AP story also ran in:
WDBD FOX 40 Jackson
New York Times Post
Compsmag
Alert Forbes
PostX News
NewsNation USA
Fox News
The Leader Herald
PressFrom – Germany
New York Amsterdam News
Digital Press Network
WAVE-TV
Think Business Today
Niagara Gazette
NewsNation USA
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Online
Niagara Gazette
Granthshala News
The Witness Daily
RomeSentinel.com
The World Insiders
Travel Leisure Mag
Deck Biz
Buzzing Globe
Eastern Tribunal
In The Headline – [Newswire]
DNYUZ
Brown County Democrat
Bay News 9
The Titusville Herald
The Washington Times
The Daily Feeder
USA Today Network/Evening Tribune – 09/15/21
NY’s medical worker COVID vaccine mandate entangled in lawsuits, protests. What’s next
USA Today Network story also ran in:
MPN Now
The Wellsville Daily Reporter
Times Telegram
The Observer-Dispatch
The Leader
Buffalo News – 09/15/21
Judge issues temporary halt to state’s Covid vaccine mandate on all health care workers
Buffalo News story also ran in:
The Marietta Daily Journal
The Cherokee Ledger News
AuburnPub.com
Curated Tncontentexchange
The Evening Tribune
Newsday – 09/15/21
Judge: Temporary religious exemption for health workers refusing vaccine
WBFO NPR – 09/15/21
NY may have to allow religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine for healthcare workers, judge says
NPR story also ran in:
WMHT – 09/15/21
August
Cheddar – 08/25/21
Covid-19 Cases Among Children Skyrocket as Kids Head Back to the Classroom
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed)
WNYT HealthBeat – 08/19/21
Health Beat: Medical Records
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed)
CNY Central – 08/19/21
Doctor weighs in on vaccine misconceptions
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed)
DNYUZ – 08/16/21
Health Care Workers in New York Must Get Vaccine, Cuomo Says
(MSSNY mentioned)LoHud – 08/16/21
NY mandates COVID vaccine for health care workers, nursing home staff. What to know
(MSSNY mentioned)
WNYT HealthBeat – 08/12/21
Health Beat: Getting People Vaccinated
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Interviewed)
July
Medpage Today -07/21/21
Is the ‘Open Notes’ Rule as Good in Practice as It Is in Theory?
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Quoted)
Newsday – 07/20/21
An Olympian task awaits Great Neck physician for U.S. team in Tokyo
(MSSNY member Dr. Ariel Nassim mentioned)
CNY Central – 07/10/21
If a booster shot becomes necessary, don’t expect to get it at the Fairgrounds
(MSSNY Immediate Past President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
June
Crain’s Health Pulse – 06/24/21
Telehealth waivers are set to expire, but advocates are hopeful for a fix
(Moe Auster, MSSNY Moe Auster, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, quoted)
Crain’s New York – 06/17/21
Supreme Court dismisses GOP challenge to Affordable Care Act
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Quoted)
CNY Central – 06/16/21
As the state reopens, Syracuse vaccine rates lag behind – what that means for the city
(MSSNY Immediate Past President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
Medpage Today – 06/16/21
AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use
(MSSNY Secretary Dr. Frank Dowling Quoted
Medpage Today – 06/14/21
Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Say
(MSSNY Secretary Dr. Frank Dowling quoted)
Empire State Weekly 06/05/21
End of Legislative Session and increasing vaccine confidence
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)
May
Lohud.com – 5/24/21
Some are hesitant to get the COVID vaccine. Here’s how doctors are convincing them.
MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)
Also ran in:
The Poughkeepsie Journal
Ithaca Journal
LoHud.com
Democrat and Chronicle
Star-Gazette
Pressconnects.com
The Wellsville Daily Reporter
The Leader
MPN Now
Evening Tribune
Wayne Post
Times Telegram
The Dansville Online
The Observer-Dispatch
The Steuben Courier Advocate
Newsday – 05/17/21
People on the Move
(MSSNY President-elect Dr. Parag Mehta, VP Dr. Paul Pipia, Secretary Dr. Frank Dowling mentioned)
Rochester Business Journal – 05/12/21
People and Awards
(MSSNY Treasurer, Dr. Mark Adams mentioned)
Crain’s Health Pulse – 05/04/21
Who’s News
(MSSNY Officer Appointments Mentioned)
April
Spectrum News – 04/27/21
Husband and wife helping to vaccinate Hudson Valley community
(MSSNY member Dr. Neal Dunkelman mentioned)
Crain’s Health Pulse 04/19/21
Doctors sustain their income level during pandemic: Medscape report
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
WABC-TV (NY) – 04/06/21
Coronavirus NY: Gov. Cuomo announces memorial to New York essential workers
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack mentioned)
Also ran in WTEN
LocalSYR
Rochester First
MyChamplainValley
Adirondack Daily Enterprise – 04/05/21
Vaccine ‘passport’ possible reopening tool
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
March
Spectrum News Albany: New York State of Politics – 03/29/21 Medical Society Urges RestoMedical Society Urges Restoration for Malpractice Program(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
CBS News NY – 03/29/21New York Lawmakers To Start Process Of Legalizing Recreational Marijuana After Reaching Deal Over Weekend
(MSSNY Past President, Dr. Thomas Madejski interviewed)
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals – 03/28/21Cuomo, legislative leaders agree to legalize recreational marijuana; votes expected this week
(MSSNY mentioned)The Guardian – 03/28/21
New York lawmakers reach agreement to legalize recreational marijuana
(MSSNY mentioned)
Archyde – 03/28/21New York lawmakers agreed to legalize the recreational use of marijuana(MSSNY mentioned)
CNY Central – 03/17/21
Supply will determine how quickly NYS can expand vaccine eligibility to all adults(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack interviewed)Spectrum News Albany – 03/17/21Vaccine Eligibility Expands, But Not All New Yorkers are Covered
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
MSN Money / Bloomberg – 03/11/21New York Tries to Rein In the Laser Hair Removal Industry
(Former #MSSNY President, dr. Andrew Kleinman and VP Legislative Affairs, Morris Auster quoted)
CNY Central – 03/03/21 (Briskin)Who could be eligible next for COVID-19 vaccines?
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack interviewed)
February
Crain’s Health Pulse – 02/21/21
At a Glance – Who’s News
MSSNY New EVP Troy Oechsner Announced
Associated Press – 02/19/21
Troy Oechsner Named Executive VP of Medical Society
(New MSSNY EVP Troy Oechsner mentioned)
Other Coverage:
1st Discount Brokerage
The Antlers American
Benton Courier
Big Spring Herald
Borger News Herald
Buffalo News
Chronicle Journal
Crain Business Insurance
Crain’s Health Pulse
Daily Herald
Daily Press
Daily Times Leader
Decatur Daily Democrat
Deer Park Tribune
Dental Economics
Digital Journal
Dow Theory Letters
Evening Leader
Fat Pitch Financials
Franklin Credit Business Services
International Business Times
Inyo Register
Kane Republican
KTVN Channel 2 -Reno, NV
KUTV – Salt Lake City
Lethbridge Herald
Livermore News
Medicine Hat News
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Morning News
Newport Daily Express
Newsok
Newswire
Observer News Enterprise
Observer Reporter
Pawtucket Times
Penticton Herald
Pilot News
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post and Mail
Poteau Daily News
Punxsutawney Spirit
RI Central
Ridgway Record
Rockford Register Star
Saline Courier
Silicon Investor
Star Tribune
Starkville Daily News
Statesman Examiner
StreetInsider
Sweetwater Reporter
Tamar Securities
Valley City Times Record
Value Investing News
Wapakoneta Daily News
Woonsocket Call
Workboat Indexes
Observer Reporter
NY1 Spectrum News 02/04/21
Community Based Physicians Seek more Vaccine Doses
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
Medpage Today – 02/03/21
Frustrating Ordeal for Community Doc Seeking COVID Shot
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
Buffalo News 02/02/21
Unapproved by FDA, Ivermectin useful as Covid-19 treatment, local doctors say | Local News | buffalonews.com
(Former MSSNY President D. Thomas Madejski Quoted)
January
LoHud – 01/27/21
Legalizing marijuana in NY: Concerns persist over funds to communities of color
(MSSNY mentioned)
NY Daily News – 01/25/21
Advocates make renewed push for ‘death with dignity’ legislation in N.Y.
(MSSNY mentioned)
Also ran in:
Ithaca Journal
Democrat and Chronicle
Star Gazette
Pressconnects.com
The Wellsville Daily Reporter
The Observer-Dispatch
Times Telegram
Wayne Post
The Leader
Recordonline.com
Crain’s New York – 01/06/21
5 issues to watch in New York’s quest to legalize marijuana
(MSSNY mentioned)
Bloomberg Law – 01/05/21
Cuomo Softens Threat to Fine New York Hospitals for Vaccine Woes
(MSSNY mentioned)
City and State NY –
The 2021 Health Power 100: 51-100 | City & State NY
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack #53)
Stat News – 01/04/21
‘Still waiting for my turn’: Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout
(MSSNY mentioned)
NY Times – 01/04/21
Vaccine Rollout Is Sluggish. Can These Pop-Up Inoculation Sites Help?
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
Niagara Gazette – 01/04/21
Cuomo threatens to fine hospitals for dawdling with COVID vaccine
(MSSNY President Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)
Also ran in Lockport Union Sun & Journal