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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July 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A light tap. A spank on the tush. A smack of the hand. A firm grab. Different…
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July 11, 2013
BlackHealthMatters.com - It happens to most of us: Our sense of smell decreases as we grow older. But, a new…
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July 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A simple tooth abscess turned into a major complication for a pregnant Kiah Morris, now 38-years-old...
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July 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Vanity Wonder, an exotic dancer-turned-author shined a bright light last year onto the underground market of butt…
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June 27, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - Singer-songwriter Keri Hilson doesn’t just use her voice to belt out soulful lyrics...
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June 26, 2013
OPINION - Obesity is now classified as a disease. This was the final decision at the annual meeting of the…
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June 25, 2013
OPINION - In my own state of Florida, one of the worst hit by AIDS, not a single publicly funded…
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June 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT- In African-American communities in New York, where diabetes is a chronic problem, the death rate is even higher.…
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June 19, 2013
ESSAY - The pressure of ordinary life is enough to cause you to lose your mind, so what causes a…
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June 16, 2013
ESSAY - What about a child’s shot at the pros? Quick answer: much worse. For example, the boy who wants…
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June 11, 2013
VIDEO - Today’s topic is nutrition. To gain weight, instead of eating three times a day, increase to five or…
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June 4, 2013
VIDEO - Actor Michael Douglas, who beat throat cancer two years ago, said in an interview published Sunday that his…
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June 4, 2013
The Black Girls RUN! Facebook page has over 70,000 "likes," and the Twitter feed has almost 17,000 followers.
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May 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Grilling is one of the simplest and healthiest ways to prepare a meal. In a matter of…
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May 23, 2013
ESSAY - Clinical depression is not the same as the depression to which people refer to in everyday language to…
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May 22, 2013
In America, 67 million adults are quietly living with high blood pressure. Check out this list of the 8 worst…
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May 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - With the announcement of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy, it leaves those without celebrity status wondering if genetic…
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May 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Intensive workouts like P90X, CrossFit or Insanity can be good ways to jump start a fitness or…
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May 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Millions of OxyContin prescriptions are written each year and is an oft-abused medication. But, OxyContin is not…
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May 2, 2013
ASK DR. TY - Fever is the most common reason parents bring children to emergency rooms, especially in the middle…