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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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
the GRIO REPORT – Deaths from breast cancer are decreasing for women of all races except African-American women…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – One in 16 African-American men and one in 32 African-American women will be diagnosed with human immunodeficiency syndrome, or HIV…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – Although black men smoke less than white men, they are 40 percent more likely to develop the disease…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 13, 2011
OPINION – Even when they denied having intercourse, black adolescents were tested more frequently for two sexually transmitted infections…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 12, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – A third of those deaths are among African-Americans, who predominately smoke cigarettes with menthol flavoring…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – Donated kidneys from black donors don’t last as long as those from non-black donors, and new research shows why…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – Severely painful menstrual periods are often misdiagnosed in African-American women…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – African-American women are at greater risk of being assaulted by intimate partners than any other group of women…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 2, 2011
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
theGRIO REPORT – Like most health conditions that affect low socioeconomic or minority populations, access to care is the common theme…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 8, 2010
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 14, 2010
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 21, 2010
OPINION – Regular exercise, portion-control and healthy eating habits are not routinely ingrained into the structure of African-American families…
November 18, 2009
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 22, 2009
OPINION – Pink is everywhere. But is it working? And how helpful is this type of awareness for the average woman of color?
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 3, 2009
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.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 19, 2009
OPINION – In theory, the government-run public option and the co-ops should offer the same benefit – providing competition for private insurance companies in order to keep costs down.