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Addressing Diabetes, Heart Health Go Hand-in-Hand for American Heart Month

By Dr. Edleen Sarette-Exama, DNP, MSN RN, Care Coordinator, VNS Health Health Plans  Bronx Voice  February 18, 2025 BRONX - While February is Heart Health Month, given the statistics, heart health should really be a priority all year long.  In New York State alone, almost 18% of adults 65 and older report they have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 27% of all deaths are the result of CVD. And here’s another alarming fact: While many factors can increase the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke, people with diabetes have twice the chance of developing CVD compared to the population as a whole. As a registered nurse and care manager at the home- and community-based health care nonprofit VNS Health, I work with individuals who often suffer from multiple chronic illnesses. Diabetes in particular is  common, especially among people of color. Diabetes is a challenging disease to manage, and it can fee...
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Man Shot, Run Over by Gunman in Bronx

New Video of Gunman Running, Shooting at Victim

Police released surveillance video of a shooting in which a Bronx man was shot and then run over with the gunman's getaway car. In the video the gunman (Right) runs down the sidewalk firing at the man on the left. 

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 17, 2022


BRONX - Police released surveillance video of a suspect in the brutal killing of a man in the Foxhurst section of the Bronx. The victim was shot and then run over by gunman’s car.





The NYPD has identified the victim as 33-year-old Cortez Hinton of Fox Street. According to police, Hinton was shot repeatedly and then run over by the gunman’s fleeing car at around 8 pm on October 15.






Hinton suffered gunshot wounds to the torso and groin. He then suffered trauma to the head and body when he was struck by the gunman’s car.


EMS rushed Hinton to Lincoln Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.


Police released surveillance video of the shooting. The suspect is seen on tape talking to a man inside a red mini van. Then the video shows the suspect running down the street firing a handgun at a man on camera.


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.




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