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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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April 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - An iPod video addressing concerns about organ donation increased the number of African-Americans who registered as donors...
March 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, says dealing with high-profile tragedy can…
March 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Talking on a regular basis with other diabetics helped a group of black veterans improve their poorly-controlled…
March 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Quickly welcoming veterans back into the workforce may not just help them financially, but their well-being as…
March 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - With recent light shed on 'food deserts' -- or neighborhoods without access to quality healthy foods --…
March 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Of all the bad things that come from eating fatty foods -- heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol…
March 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - One in 32 black women are at risk of being diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, compared…
March 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The risk of having a stroke increases every year a person has diabetes, according to a new…
February 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Apryl Cornell was only 15 years old when her boyfriend began controlling her. The abuse soon escalated…
February 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Even with the number of obese Americans rising -- over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children…
January 18, 2012
OPINION - Paula Deen is fascinating to watch and those who have recreated her masterpieces say the final products taste…
January 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as…
January 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A study out tomorrow shows that nicotine patches may improve memory loss in older adults, even non-smokers.…
January 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Coaches benched Steelers safety Ryan Clark this week due to fear of the complications from sickle cell…
December 24, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - As Christmas approaches, one family celebrates the gift a daughter gave to her ailing mother: a kidney...
December 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - While numerous reports warn of the dangers of text messaging, other reports suggest that texting can actually…
December 7, 2011
SLIDESHOW - A new report out today identifies the 10 most sugary cereals that pack more sugar than Twinkies...
November 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - As families pile into cars heading south for Turkey Day, or board airplanes toward the opposite coast,…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It's two months away from resolution time. Women everywhere swear to take on monstrous workout regimens, with…
November 3, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - While a mother of three children, Maya Breuer was dealing with a brother sick from AIDS, another…