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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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Woman Groped Outside Funeral Home

Caught on Camera - Scooter Riding Sex Fiend Sought by Cops

Police are searching for this man in connection with a sex assault in front of a Bronx funeral home. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 13, 2023


BRONX - A woman walking in front of a funeral home was groped by a man riding a scooter in the Bronx, cops said. 





Police released surveillance video of man wanted for a sexual assault on a Bronx woman.


At around 4 am on July 6, a 49-year-old woman was walking down Castle Hill Avenue near St. Raymond’s Church and high school. When she reached the outside of Castle Hill Funeral Home, she was approached by a man riding a scooter down Castle Hill Avenue.





The man got off the scooter and walked up to the woman. Cops said without warning the suspect grabbed the woman’s breasts.


The suspect then got back on the scooter and took off northbound on Castle Hill Avenue.





The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack.


Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a local commercial establishment.






Cops said the suspect is a man in his early 20s with a light complexion and dark hair. He has a medium build and he is between 210 and 220 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a gold chain, brown t-shirt, black pants, and white and black flip flop sandals.


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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