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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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Bronx Man Shot in Backyard

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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 19, 2023 


BRONX - A Bronx man was found shot to death in the backyard of his house and police are looking into the possibility this was a targeted shooting. 


At around 9 pm on January 18, officers from the 47th Precinct arrived at 4057 Pratt Avenue to a report of a man shot. Cops found 21-year-old Nicholas Lewis with a gunshot wound to the chest in the backyard of the house in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.


Lewis was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. 


Lewis was found near the basement steps in the backyard. Police are looking into whether the shooter followed Lewis to his house and then shot him in the backyard. 


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: 4057 Pratt Ave, The Bronx, NY 10466, USA

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