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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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Man Shot to Death Across from Spellman High School


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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 9, 2022 


BRONX - Police are investigating the shooting death of a man inside a housing development across from Cardinal Spellman High School. 


At around 8 pm on December 8, police officers stationed with PSA #8 in nearby Edenwald Houses, responded to a call of gunfire. In the third floor hallway of 1851 Schieffelin Place cops found a body. 




A 41-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. 




The victim’s name has not been released pending family notification.


No arrests have been made at this time and information is scarce as police begin their investigation. 





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: 1851 Schieffelin Pl, The Bronx, NY 10466, USA

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