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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, 62, Stabbed Inside Deli Near Yankee Stadium

Cops Looking for Suspect in Stabbing of 62-Year-Old Bronx Man

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

March 8, 2024


BRONX - A 62-year-old man is recovering after being stabbed in the chest by an unknown attacker near Yankee Stadium, cops said.


The NYPD just released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the deli stabbing last month. So far a motive for the near fatal stabbing has not been determined.


At around 2 am on February 25, an unidentified male entered a deli at 950 Anderson Avenue near Yankee Stadium.


Cops said the man walked up to a 62-year-old male inside the store and displayed a knife. Then the suspect plunged the knife into the victim’s chest.


The attacker ran out of the store and fled in an unknown direction.


EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.


The suspect is described as a male with a light complex and box braids. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and a white hooded sweatshirt.


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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