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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...

Slipper Wearing Slasher Stabs Man Repeatedly While Vic was Ordering Sandwich

Man Stabbed While On Line Ordering Food in Bronx Deli

The NYPD is searching for this slipper wearing suspect in connection with a stabbing inside a Bronx deli. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 19, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is searching for a slipper wearing slasher who allegedly stabbed a man repeatedly while the victim waited on line to order a sandwhich. 


At around 11:45 pm on December 10, 26-year-old man was on line ordering food inside a deli on Stratford Avenue. Cops said another male walked up to the victim him and punched him in the face. The attacker then pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed the victim across his body, causing puncture wounds and lacerations, investigators said. 


The attacker then ran out of the store. 


The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition.  


Muggers Knock Woman, 82, to the Ground


QUEENS - A pair of muggers knocked an 82-year-old woman to the ground and robbed her in Sunnyside, Queens, cops said. 


The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a hat, dark colored long sleeve shirt with white lettering, black jeans and white slippers.


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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