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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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Halloween Bodega Robbery in Bronx



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 4, 2022 


BRONX - Five men decided to go trick or treating on Halloween in a Bronx bodega with a gun. Now cops are searching for the crew with new photos.


The NYPD released surveillance video of the five suspects who struck at the Aden Deli/Grocery on Eastchester Road in the Valley. 


At around 6:30 pm on Halloween, the five men in their 20s, walked into the bodega. One of the crew pulled out a gun and demanded property. Apparently the bodega clerk did not have what they were looking for because the men fled the store empty handed. 








Cops say the robbers then piled into a four-door Hyundai and took off.


 Police released the surveillance video of the robbery. The only descriptions investigators is that the members varied in age from 18 to their 20s. 


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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Location: 3060 Eastchester Rd, The Bronx, NY 10469, USA

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