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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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Man Gunned Down Outside Williamsbridge Building

34-Year-Old Man Shot to Death in the Bronx 

The NYPD is investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the Bronx. -File Photo

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 20, 2023 


BRONX - The NYPD is investigating the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man at a building in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx. 


At around 3:30 am this morning, cops responded to a 911 call of shots fired outside 3836 Carpenter Avenue. Officers arrived to find a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the left side of his torso. 


EMS rushed the victim to nearby Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. 


No arrests have been made at this time and police have not released a description of the shooter. 


Bullet with His Name on It Left For Dunkin Worker



MANHATTAN - The NYPD is searching for the man who left a bullet with an employee’s name on it at a Dunkin Donuts in Chelsea. 


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: 3836 Carpenter Ave, Bronx, NY 10467, USA

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