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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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Mugger Beats Delivery Man for Beer in Bronx

Police are searching for this man in connection with a mugging of a beer deliveryman.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 7, 2022 


BRONX - Is nothing sacred anymore? A deliveryman was beaten and robbed while he was making a beer run. The brazen crook ran off with a case of cold ones. 


Police released surveillance photos of the thirsty mugger who was seen talking into his iPhone prior to the attack. 


At around 2:15 pm on October 9, a 27-year-old deliveryman was delivering a case of beer. In front of 972 Sherman Avenue, the mugger stepped in front of the deliveryman, punched him in the face and removed the beer. 




Cops say the mugger ran down the block with the case of beer and then disappeared. 




The victim refused medical attention.




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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