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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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Detergent Thief Stabs Clerk with Screwdriver

Supermarket Employee Slashed with Screwdriver 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a store clerk with a screwdriver. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a store clerk with a screwdriver. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 21, 2024


BRONX - A supermarket employee was slashed in the hand with a screwdriver when he tried to stop a man from shoplifting detergent, cops said.


At around 4:40 pm on February 1, a man was seen removing detergent from inside a market at 1339 Jerome Avenue. Cops said a 57-year-old clerk tied to stop the man when the suspected shoplifter pulled out a screwdriver. 


Cops said the two men struggled and the clerk’s hand was slashed.


The attacker fled the store and ran away on Jerome Avenue. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a green jacket, light blue jeans and white sneakers.


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: 1339 Jerome Ave, Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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