About Dr. Tyeese L. Gaines

Dr. Tyeese Gaines is a medical journalist with more than 20 years of print and broadcast experience, and a board-certified emergency medicine physician with years of healthcare management experience. Since earning her master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in 2003, Dr. Ty has appeared as an on-air medical expert for local and national news shows and written for various online, magazine and newspaper outlets. She currently hosts the Black America's Health Youtube series.

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Not many teen parents will be sitting in the classroom this fall. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy cites parenthood as a leading cause of school dropout among teen girls…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – As kids return to school, avoiding playground and sports injuries are on many parents’ minds. But, a new study questions whether nutrition has more to do with breaking a bone…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 27, 2012
OPINION – I had always been physically active during my childhood and adolescent years. I grew up as a very shy, sheltered child in comparison to my neighborhood friends…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 20, 2012
OPINION – The proposed changes to Medicaid and Medicare by congressman, and Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan will undoubtedly change the landscape of 24/7 emergency care…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 14, 2012
White children are more likely than black or Hispanic children to be given CT — or ‘cat’– scans when arriving at hospital emergency rooms with minor head trauma, a study has found…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – The sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea, colloquially known as “the clap,” may soon have no drugs left to treat the infection…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back pain and high blood pressure…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – This week’s abrupt hiatus from the show leaves fans wondering whether her declaration of ‘I’m going to beat this’ may, in fact, be more difficult than they anticipated…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – The benefits of kissing are real. Maybe equally as thrilling as the romance factor is that kissing reduces stress, too…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – New research raises the question of a link between childhood sexual abuse and a higher risk for HIV/AIDS…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 31, 2012
Many parents know that a needle is in their kid’s future — either shots or a blood draw. And kids know it, too. As schools start to reopen, loads of parents are faced with the dilemma of how to manage the child’s terror…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Injured athletes have an increased risk of developing mental illnesses and are less likely to seek psychiatric help…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Of the over 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia, 2.7 percent are living with HIV. Despite that fact, there has not been one infant born with HIV since 2009…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Black teens are engaging in less risky sexual behavior than two decades ago, according to new data…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – A new study of Pennsylvania teens found racial differences in the personality traits that contribute to youth drinking…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Black gay couples and white gay couples practice safe sex differently, according to new data presented at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – For the first time since Congress lifted a ban preventing HIV-positive people from traveling or immigrating to the United States, the International AIDS conference hits U.S. soil…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 20, 2012
OPINION – Many religious faiths recommend spiritual strengthening through periods of prayer and fasting. While fasting is a commendable spiritual practice, it’s one that could come with major health risk when you have diabetes…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 18, 2012
OPINION – Sometime last year, during the course of a seemingly normal evening, I spotted an oozing gash across my daughter’s forearm…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – Two new surveys give a look into the sexual minds of African-Americans — such as, 60 percent consider themselves adventurous in the bedroom and over 70 percent are open to using a vibrator with a partner during sex…