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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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Creepy Teacher Busted for Touching Teen in the Bronx


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 3, 2022


BRONX - A teacher at a Bronx junior high school was busted by cops for allegedly touching, ogling at and making inappropriate remarks to a 13-year-old female student.


Police arrested 38-year-old Paul Anthony Tyrell for allegedly touching and sexually harassing a 13-year-old student at J.H.S. 123 in Soundview.


Tyrell is accused of lifting up the girl’s sweater and staring at her. In another incident the teacher allegedly grabbed the teen’s buttocks.




In yet another incident Tyrell is accused of telling the student in Spanish, “you have a big ass.”





Investigators said the incidents took place between the beginning of October until last week.





Tyrell was charged with forcible touching, sexual abuse and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.


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