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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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Cops Looking for Car in Bronx Shooting



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 28, 2022


BRONX - Police released the license plate number and a photo of the car suspected to be used in a fatal shooting in Wakefield. 


At around 8:41 pm on November 24, police responded to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of Bronxwood Avenue and East 233rd Street. Cops found 23-year-old Elijah Dukuray lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was later pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. 


Police released surveillance video of a car driving away from the crime scene. The license plate is K14NUZ. 





Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential. 

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