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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August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Not many teen parents will be sitting in the classroom this fall. The National Campaign to Prevent…
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August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - As kids return to school, avoiding playground and sports injuries are on many parents’ minds. But, a…
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August 27, 2012
OPINION - I had always been physically active during my childhood and adolescent years. I grew up as a very…
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August 20, 2012
OPINION - The proposed changes to Medicaid and Medicare by congressman, and Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan will undoubtedly…
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August 14, 2012
White children are more likely than black or Hispanic children to be given CT -- or 'cat'-- scans when arriving…
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August 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea, colloquially known as “the clap,” may soon have no drugs left to…
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August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back…
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August 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - This week’s abrupt hiatus from the show leaves fans wondering whether her declaration of 'I’m going to…
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August 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of kissing are real. Maybe equally as thrilling as the romance factor is that kissing…
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August 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - New research raises the question of a link between childhood sexual abuse and a higher risk for…
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July 31, 2012
Many parents know that a needle is in their kid’s future -- either shots or a blood draw. And kids…
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July 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Injured athletes have an increased risk of developing mental illnesses and are less likely to seek psychiatric…
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July 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Of the over 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia, 2.7 percent are living with HIV. Despite…
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July 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black teens are engaging in less risky sexual behavior than two decades ago, according to new data...
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July 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new study of Pennsylvania teens found racial differences in the personality traits that contribute to youth…
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July 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black gay couples and white gay couples practice safe sex differently, according to new data presented at…
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July 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time since Congress lifted a ban preventing HIV-positive people from traveling or immigrating to…
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July 20, 2012
OPINION - Many religious faiths recommend spiritual strengthening through periods of prayer and fasting. While fasting is a commendable spiritual…
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July 18, 2012
OPINION - Sometime last year, during the course of a seemingly normal evening, I spotted an oozing gash across my…
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July 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Two new surveys give a look into the sexual minds of African-Americans -- such as, 60 percent…