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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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Woman Busted in Fatal Bronx Bus Stabbing, Attacker Still at Large

Bar Fight Led to Fatal Stabbing on Bus?

Lamont Barkley, 55, was fatally stabbed inside an MTA in the Bronx over the weekend. Cops believe the stabbing stemmed from a previous arguement in a bar.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 11, 2022 


BRONX - Police did not have to look far when investigating the fatal stabbing on a Bronx bus. Cops arrested the woman, they say, started the arguement that led to the murder on the bus in the same hospital as where the victim was taken- Lincoln Hospital. 




Cops arrested 42-year-old Ebony Jackson and charged her with murder and manslaughter. Officers found Jackson being treated at Lincoln Hospital, the same hospital the victim was taken to. 


The NYPD says the man who committed the stabbing is still being sought. 


The mayhem took place on an MTA bus at the intersection of East 149th Street and Gerard Avenue, near Hostos College. 


Cops say at around 8:30 on October 10, Lamont Barkley, 55, had gotten into an arguement with Jackson. As the dispute got heated a man came up to Barkley and repeatedly stabbed him in the stomach. The stabber and Jackson fled the bus. 

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Barkley was rushed to Lincoln Hospital which is around the corner from the attack. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. 




A short time later, cops found Jackson at the same hospital. Jackson was being treated for undisclosed injuries at Lincoln when police realized she was being sought in connection with the murder. 




Investigators believe the murder was touched off by an argument at a local bar. Barkley and Jackson had gotten into an argument in Glen Roy's bar, down the block from the crime scene. Police say Barkley left and Jackson called her boyfriend. The couple then confronted Barkley on the bus which ended in the fatal stabbing. 




Cops are still searching for the boyfriend.


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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