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Health Check: Genes & Lifestyle Play a Role in Diabetes – Learn How to Reduce Your Risk

By RAISHA HERNANDEZ
Every November we observe American Diabetes Month to shine a light on one of the most pressing health challenges in the nation and in The Bronx. Diabetes affects millions of people and can lead to serious complications and death if not managed properly. More than one in ten Americans have diabetes, and one in five don’t even know they have it. Diabetes does not discriminate; it can affect people of all ages. In fact, research shows that diabetes among young people is expected to increase significantly over the next 40 years.

SNAP Payments Received as Government Shutdown Ends

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Millions of Americans across New York and around the country have started to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits, after federal lawmakers passed, as reported, a resolution by a vote of 222 to 209 in the U.S. House of Representatives to end the federal government shutdown late Wednesday, Nov. 12.

UPDATE 56-Year-Old Bronx Man Arrested for Stabbing of Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) held a press conference in The Bronx on Wednesday, Nov. 26, to call for justice for a cab driver who was critically injured in an early morning stabbing in The Bronx and to announce a $5,000 reward for information on the perpetrator.

Montefiore’s Project Bravo Food Pantry Marks 20 Years of Supporting The Bronx Community

By RACHAEL FEIGENBUTZ & SÍLE MOLONEY
Montefiore Health System is celebrating two decades of serving the Bronx community through its Project Bravo Food Pantry. Project Bravo is a grant-funded initiative designed to combat food insecurity for high-risk individuals and families in The Bronx. For more than 20 years, participants have received fresh produce and healthy food three days per week. In 2024 alone, 40,000 Bronxites were supported by the program.

Late-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnoses Plumet to a New Low in The Bronx though Borough Has Highest Rates in NYC

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The five-year survival rate for Stage I or Stage II lung cancer is now more than 65%, compared to just 8% for later-Stages III and IV of the disease, according to the American Lung Association. The news was welcomed by Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) officials who said their clinicians are now finding cancers when they are most treatable and curable thanks to enhanced screening, novel care, access to clinical trials, and community education.