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August 8, 2013
ANALYSIS - Study co-authors theorize that whites receive the surgery more often in part because of discrepancies in health insurance…
August 7, 2013
NBC News - The National Institute of Health announced it was, at long last, making good with Henrietta Lacks' family...
August 6, 2013
NBC NEWS - The fight against childhood obesity is beginning to show results, say government researchers...
August 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama is partnering with Hip-Hop Public Health and Partnership for a Healthier America to release 'Songs…
August 5, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women across the U.S. are risking their lives for black market procedures to make their buttocks…
July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - WNBA All-Star players teamed up with R&B singer Trevor Jackson and Miss USA Erin Brady to help…
July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Experts say that a new FDA-approved screening tool for ADHD might lead to more accurate diagnoses of…
July 23, 2013
NBC News - Breast cancer may be killing black women at a higher rate than whites because they are sicker…
July 23, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health…
July 22, 2013
The New York Times - A comprehensive new assessment of the ancient practice of female genital cutting by the United…
July 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - They are not only changing the conversation about the perception young men of color, they are identifying…
July 19, 2013
Blackdoctor.org - Sadly, parents cannot possibly control every aspect of a child’s life. The best thing they can do is…
July 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Many religions call for it when there’s a need to reinforce spiritual discipline or put a situation…
July 18, 2013
NBC News - Americans are now living longer than years prior -- with a life expectancy of 78.7 years --…
July 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A light tap. A spank on the tush. A smack of the hand. A firm grab. Different…