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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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Subway Machete Maniac Arrested


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 10, 2024


BRONX - Police have arrested a man in the machete attack on a Bronx subway train.


Cops nabbed 54-year-old Runadieo Jordan at 2 pm today.


Jordan was charged with attempted murder in the second degree. He was also charged with first degree assault and two counts of assault in the second degree. In addition he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and second and third degree menacing.


At around 1 am on August 31, a 31-year-old male was riding a northbound Number 2 train. As the train approached the Allerton Avenue station, a man approached the straphanger and began arguing with him.


Cops said without warning, the man pulled a machete out of a duffel bag and began hacking the straphanger in the arm.


The attacker jumped off the train at the Allerton Avenue station.


EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition. He suffered cuts to his arm and hand.


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