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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...

‘Surgeon’ Slasher Gashes Teen in Bronx Bodega

Teen Cut Up with Scalpel
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 26, 2024


BRONX - A would-be psycho surgeon slashed a teen during an arguement inside a Bronx bodega, cops said. 




At around 4 pm on October 22, a 13-year-old boy was inside a bodega at 837 Home Street in Longwood. Cops said an older male wearing a back pack walked up to the teen and began arguing. 


Suddenly the older boy pulled out a scalpel and slashed the teen across the right hand and left arm. The attacker then ran out of the store. 





The victim was treated at the scene by EMS. 


The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the bodega. 


Elderly Woman Beaten Bad Outside Smoke Shop Near Seaport


Woman Slams Senior to Sidewalk in Unprovoked Attack


MANHATTAN- An elderly woman was viciously beaten on the street near the Southstreet Seaport in Lower Manhattan, in what cops are describing as a random attack. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and short dreadlocks. He is 5 foot 8 and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and black pants.





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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