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Heat Wave Safety for Older Adults: Staying Safe and Healthy This Summer

By Dr. Steven Angelo, Chief Medical Officer, Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare of New York  Bronx Voice  July 8, 2025   NEW YORK - Experts are forecasting that 2025, especially this summer, will be particularly hot, which may pose heightened health risks for older adults, according to a University of Southern California study. Seniors may be more susceptible to heat-related illnesses like heat stroke as well as complications from chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure that are worsened by extreme heat.   How older adults can stay cool Plan ahead – Follow local weather reports to ensure you have enough food, prescription medications and other home “staples” to get through a heat wave. Stay hydrated – Drink plenty of water, even if you are not thirsty. Limit caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. Drinks with el...

Scammers Skim Shopper Data

Tampered with Cash Register Credit Card Scanner 

The NYPD is searching for a man and a woman in conection with the installation of a credit card skimming device at a Bronx supermarket. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a man and a woman in conection with the installation of a credit card skimming device at a Bronx supermarket. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

June 15, 2024


BRONX - A couple is being sought by cops for allegedly installing a credit card skimmer at a Bronx supermarket.



The NYPD released surveillance video of the man and woman being sought in connection with the installation of a skimming device. The device would record an unknowing customer’s credit card information for identity theft.



At around 7 pm on June 7, a man and a woman entered the Fine Fair Supermarket at 167th Street. Law enforcement said the couple installed a skimming device on a credit card reader at the checkout stand.



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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