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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...

Trio Wanted in Connection with Bronx Stabbing



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 31, 2023


BRONX - An arguement with a trio in the Bronx landing a man in the emergency room when one of the group stabbed him. 


Police released surveillance video of a trio of suspects from the January 28th stabbing in front of a restaurant at 679 Allerton Avenue. At around 6 am an 40-year-old got into verbal dispute with the group of two men and one woman. One of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the right leg. 


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The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition. The suspects fled on foot but not before their images were captured on surveillance camera. 


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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