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Ask Dr. Ty: Kids and fever

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
ASK DR. TY - Fever is the most common reason parents bring children to emergency rooms, especially in the middle of the night. It’s responsible for 1.6 million pediatric ER visits and nearly one-third of pediatrician office visits...
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theGrio’s 100: Dr. Robert J. Gore, saving lives even before the trauma

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theGRIO's 100 - In addition to training future physicians and practicing medicine -- where he treats victims of violence from a medical standpoint -- Gore dedicates his time to youth and violence prevention.
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ER docs learn better ways to help hurting kids

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
NBC News - Tamiko Brooks tenses as she recalls an emergency room visit two weeks ago with her 14-year-old daughter, Taylor, as she experienced excruciating pain from sickle cell disease...
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New doc examines woes of Oakland ER

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - A new documentary out today, “The Waiting Room,” exposes the woes of the health care system through the backdrop of an emergency department waiting room...
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Paramedic Jonathan Paz takes blood from a patient at the University of Miami Hospital's Emergency Department on April 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. As people wait to hear from the United States Supreme Court on its decision of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, some experts say that if the act is overturned, a decision expected later this year, people that now have insurance will no longer be eligible and will be kicked back into a system where the emergency department is their first visit when sick. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Paul Ryan's plan could hurt your health

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
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...
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John Legend treated in emergency room for flu

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R&B singer John Legend gave his fans a scare this past weekend when he was rushed to an ER after suffering from a severe flu...
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Ask Dr. Ty: Your questions answered

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about everything from food allergies to headaches...
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Black children may receive inferior ER care

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The CDC's National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey has revealed statistics that suggest children of color receive inferior overall care...
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'Synthetic pot' sends kids to the ER

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(HealthDay News) - The recent advent of so-called 'synthetic pot' is a rising public health concern, researchers warn, sending kids to the emergency room and prompting parental calls to poison control centers...
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Why testing teens for STDs matters -- even when they lie

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
OPINION - Even when they denied having intercourse, black adolescents were tested more frequently for two sexually transmitted infections...
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