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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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Fight Over Money Turns Fatal

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Cops Make Arrest in Bronx Shooting


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

May 25, 2023 


BRONX - Police made an arrest in the fatal shooting outside a Bronx lounge. Reports claim the gunman and the victim had been seen arguing over money.




Police arrested 36-year-old Damian Stapleton in the fatal shooting of Adama Camara. Stapleton was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possessions of a weapon: loaded weapon. 


At around 4:30 am on May 6, police responded to a call of a man shot in the vicinity of East 139 Street and Morris Avenue. There they found the 28-year-old Camara lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head. 




EMS pronounced Camara dead at the scene. Published reports claim the suspect Stapleton and the victim had previously been seen arguing at the nearby Evasion Lounge. The two had allegedly been fighting over money. 

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