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Television journalist Robin Roberts poses with her Peabody at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, May 20, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Robin Roberts to write memoir about illness

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir...
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Voicemail: Michael Jackson was sick 5 days before death

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court...
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Rihanna performing on stage during her "Diamonds" World Tour at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, file)

Rihanna cancels Houston show because of illness

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill...
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Mandela close to medical care

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The doctors treating former South African leader Nelson Mandela believe he should remain in Johannesburg for now to be close to medical facilities that can provide care to the 94-year-old, the government said Thursday...
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People take photos of the giant statue of former president Nelson Mandela, in Mandela Square, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. South Africans prayed Sunday for the health of former President Nelson Mandela and anxiously awaited further word about the anti-apartheid leader after he was admitted to a military hospital. President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela Sunday morning at the hospital in Pretoria and found the frail 94-year-old to be "comfortable and in good care," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement. Maharaj offered no other details about Mandela, nor what medical tests he had undergone since entering the hospital Saturday. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Secrecy over Mandela's health fuels concern

Ron Allen, NBC News
JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela's life is an open book. Volumes chronicle every aspect of his 94 years. However, all that changed earlier this month when he was hospitalized...
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Taalibah Ines kisses a coffin as she places a rose on top of it while joining a group of AIDS activists marking World AIDS Day by holding a funeral in front of the White House December 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. World AIDS day remembers the 1.8 million people who have died globally in the past year, and urges world governments to increase funding for AIDS treatment and research. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

How to end the HIV/AIDS crisis in black America

Alecia McGregor
OPINION - Two years ago, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization and oldest university formed a partnership to investigate the persistent racial disparity in HIV/AIDS in the United States...
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This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo released by ABC shows co-host Robin Roberts during a broadcast of "Good Morning America," in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik, file)

Robin Roberts coverage criticized

David Bauder, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - 'Good Morning America' cameras were there last week when co-host Robin Roberts underwent a bone marrow transplant...
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This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo released by ABC shows co-host Robin Roberts during a broadcast of "Good Morning America," in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik, file)

Robin Roberts exits 'GMA' with a promise to return

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Robin Roberts has said goodbye to ABC's 'Good Morning America,' but only for a while...
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John Legend performs at the Keep Memory Alive foundation's 'Power of Love Gala' celebrating Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena February 18, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

John Legend treated in emergency room for flu

theGrio
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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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-IL, speaks to reporters following a Democratic Caucus on August 1, 2011 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. With time running out before the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, Congress is working to strike a deal that would avoid a potential federal default next week. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Aide denies Jackson Jr. suicide attempt rumors

Jonathan Radford
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is now facing pressure from his own party to come forth about his medical condition, while his aides are busy denying rumors that the embattled lawmaker has attempted suicide...
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