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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...

Teen Straphanger Mugged at Bronx Subway Station

16-Year-Old Punched in Face, Robbed 

The NYPD is searching for two men in connection with an assault and robbery of a teenager at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

December 21, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is looking for a pair of muggers who beat a teenager at a Bronx subway station.


At around 4:30 pm on December 8, a 16-year-old male was standing on the platform of the B and D trains at the Fordham Road station. Cops said near the turnstiles two men walked up to the teen and punched him in the face.


With the victim reeling from being smashed in the face, the muggers forcibly removed the teen’s wallet, cops said.


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The teen’s wallet only contained $60.


The attackers ran out of the station.


The victim was taken by EMS to Bronx Care Health Syste where he was listed in stable condition.


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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