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Mediterranean diet COVID-19, can a Mediterranean diet stop Covid, Mediterranean diet impact on Covid, Mediterranean eating habits, How to reduce the risk of COVID-19, reducing risk of COVID-19, how to prevent yourself from getting covid?, How can you reduce your chances of getting Covid? theGrio.com
August 23, 2024
A recent study found that following a Mediterranean diet could impact your risk of contracting COVID-19.
COVID-19, Long Covid, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
August 23, 2024
Long COVID could be impacting over 20% of children — and children of color disproportionately.
Red meat, diabetes, type-2 diabetes, type-1 diabetes, Black diabetes rates, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
August 22, 2024
Black Americans continue to be impacted by diabetes disproportionately; red meat may be another culprit.
Tammeca Rochester, Harlem Cycle, Black Made, theGrio.com.
August 22, 2024
Tammeca Rochester, founder and CEO of Harlem Cycle opens up about journey as an entrepreneur for theGrio's series "Black Made."
Is it safer for black women to have home birth?, Why are more black moms choosing home births?, Black maternal health home birth, Black women home births, home births Black women, Black maternal health, Black maternal mortality rate, Why are home births becoming popular? theGrio.com
August 20, 2024
The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a small step in reclaiming their power in maternal health care.
Ozempic, Wegovy, semaglutide, Ozempic benefits, Ozempic increases libido, Ozempic decreases libido, Ozempic impacts sex drive, weight loss, self-esteem, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
August 19, 2024
Initially approved to treat type-2 diabetes, drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy continue to have unanticipated benefits.
Black Hospitals, historically Black Hospitals, Black Hospitals in the South, Southern Black Hospitals, closed Black Hospitals, What was the first Black hospital, Black health, Black healthcare, Black health care, theGrio.com
August 16, 2024
When Jim Crow laws barred Black patients from accessing the same healthcare facilities as white patients, Black hospitals became a…
Time Kid of the Year, 2024 Time Kid of the Year, Black Time Kid of the Year, Heman Bekele, Kevionn Woodward, skin cancer, skin cancer soap, skin cancer prevention, theGrio.com
August 15, 2024
Meet 15-year-old Heman Bekele, Time magazine 2024 Kid of the Year, and his skin cancer-preventing soap.
Black men and cancer, Cancer deaths, Cancer deaths and Black men, Black male cancer risk, Cancer deaths rising in men, Black male cancer death rate, theGrio.com
August 15, 2024
At least three cancers with high mortality risk impact Black men disproportionately.
aging, theGrio.com
August 15, 2024
Major age-related changes reportedly spike during one’s mid-40s and early 60s, according to new research.
EpiPen, Neffy anaphylactic shock, anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis, anaphylaxis treatment, epinephrine, Food allergies, severe allergies, Black people with severe allergies, Black rates of allergies, Neffy, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
August 13, 2024
A new epinephrine nasal spray is huge news for Blacks, who suffer from higher rates of severe, life-threatening food allergies.
Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, exercise and Parkinson's, Black people and Parkinson's, Black communities and Parkinson's, Parkinson's treatments, Parkinson's therapies, medical bias, Parkinson's underdiagnosis, theGrio.com
August 13, 2024
Recent research indicates a novel risk factor for Parkinson’s among Black populations. Many Black people don’t know they have the disease.
disordered eating, TikTok, Instagram, social media, social media's impact, mental health, body image, Black women's health and wellness, theGrio.com
August 12, 2024
Women who watched explicitly “pro-anorexia” content on TikTok for less than 10 minutes reported higher levels of dissatisfaction with body…
IUD, IUD insertion, intrauterine device, IUD pain, theGrio.com
August 12, 2024
After renewed calls on social media, the CDC released new guidance on pain management during IUD insertion.
Ariana Ramsey, Paris Olympics 2024, Summer Olympics 20224, universal healthcare, theGrio.com
August 9, 2024
Rugby star Ariana Ramsey has been taking full advantage of the free healthcare offered to Olympians in the Paris Olympic…