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the GRIO REPORT – Deaths from breast cancer are decreasing for women of all races except African-American women…
theGRIO REPORT – One in 16 African-American men and one in 32 African-American women will be diagnosed with human immunodeficiency syndrome, or HIV…
theGRIO REPORT – Once a disease of the elderly, diabetes now affects black children too. African-Americans in general are two times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than whites…
theGRIO REPORT – Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the U.S. — leaving stroke survivors paralyzed or unable to perform daily activities…
theGRIO REPORT – Although black men smoke less than white men, they are 40 percent more likely to develop the disease…
OPINION – Even when they denied having intercourse, black adolescents were tested more frequently for two sexually transmitted infections…
theGRIO REPORT – A third of those deaths are among African-Americans, who predominately smoke cigarettes with menthol flavoring…
theGRIO REPORT – Donated kidneys from black donors don’t last as long as those from non-black donors, and new research shows why…
theGRIO REPORT – Since children, especially younger children, do not posses the vocabulary or emotional maturity to express their own stress, it manifests in other ways…
theGRIO REPORT – Severely painful menstrual periods are often misdiagnosed in African-American women…
theGRIO REPORT – African-American women are at greater risk of being assaulted by intimate partners than any other group of women…
theGRIO REPORT – Spending nine hours a week in a dialysis chair watching her blood filter through a large machine was not what Wendy Rodgers imagined for her 20s…
theGRIO REPORT – Like most health conditions that affect low socioeconomic or minority populations, access to care is the common theme…
theGRIO REPORT – Due to the vast genetic variability among the African-American population, finding an exact match is difficult, requiring an even higher number of donors…
theGRIO REPORT – Athletes, rappers and in some cases children are only obsessed with the highs and are unaware of the dangers of abusing something so common…
OPINION – Regular exercise, portion-control and healthy eating habits are not routinely ingrained into the structure of African-American families…
OPINION – The government’s recent about-turn on mammograms is a major concern for African-American women who have historically had problems gaining access to them…
OPINION – Pink is everywhere. But is it working? And how helpful is this type of awareness for the average woman of color?
OPINION — Many in the field cite mistrust of the health care system, spiritual beliefs and personal views about death as barriers to end-of-life decisions among the African-American community.