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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...
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Celebrating Bronx' New Year Babies


Bronx Voice

January 4, 2025


BRONX - The Bronx welcomed their Baby New Years at the dawn of 2025. 


Montefiore couldn’t be happier to kick off the New Year with the birth of Baby Boy, Mauryce Edwards-Williams at 12:00:00, to proud parents, mom, Vanessa McKayhan and dad, Devin Edwards-Williams, from the Bronx. Baby Mauryce was born at 7 pounds, 6.5oz, and he is 20 inches long. Mauryce was born at Jack D. Weiler Hospital at Montefiore. 





NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi | North Central Bronx  welcomed two babies in the early hours of January 1st to mark the first children born at each facility in 2025. At Jacobi at 12:41am, proud first time parents Saiful Alom and Mahfuza Tasmine welcomed their baby girl, Aliha Alom, born at 4lbs, 3.9 oz and 17.3 inches. They reside in the Morris Park community.



A few hours later, at 6:38am, Gilberto Morales and Janet Navarrette-Carrasco welcomed their newest addition baby girl, Zoe Adaly Morales-Navarrette at NYC Health Hospitals/North Central Bronx. This is their fourth child and they live nearby in the Norwood neighborhood.
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