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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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Home Invaders Getaway Car was a Delivery Truck

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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 29, 2022


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of home invaders who swiped jewelry from terrified residents before fleeing in a delivery truck.


At around 9:30 am this morning police were called to a third floor apartment at Bruckner Blvd and Unionport Avenue. Investigators said two men forced their way into the apartment with guns drawn. 



The men took cash, jewelry and purses before fleeing. The home invaders piled into a white box truck with no front license plate parked in front of the building. They drove off in an unknown direction. 






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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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