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Heat Wave Safety for Older Adults: Staying Safe and Healthy This Summer

By Dr. Steven Angelo, Chief Medical Officer, Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare of New York  Bronx Voice  July 8, 2025   NEW YORK - Experts are forecasting that 2025, especially this summer, will be particularly hot, which may pose heightened health risks for older adults, according to a University of Southern California study. Seniors may be more susceptible to heat-related illnesses like heat stroke as well as complications from chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure that are worsened by extreme heat.   How older adults can stay cool Plan ahead – Follow local weather reports to ensure you have enough food, prescription medications and other home “staples” to get through a heat wave. Stay hydrated – Drink plenty of water, even if you are not thirsty. Limit caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. Drinks with el...
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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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