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November 19, 2022
COVID-19 has infected 12.1 million people across Africa's 54 nations, accounting for 2% of cases globally, and at least 256,000…
Clinical trials, theGrio.com
November 16, 2022
A Houston nonprofit is hosting a free seminar to promote greater participation of Black and Latino people in clinical trials.
Haiti Battles With Cholera Outbreak, As Death Toll Reaches 1,100
November 15, 2022
At least half a million people in Haiti are at risk of contracting cholera, according to the Pan American Health…
Georgia abortion law, theGrio.com
November 15, 2022
Robert McBurney rules that current law violates U.S. Constitution and High Court precedent.
Airbnb Mexico City
November 9, 2022
The bodies of Americans Kandace Florence, Jordan Marshall and Courtez Hall were found in their Mexico City Airbnb rental site…
W. Kamau Bell Kerry Washington abortion rights Roe-vember theGrio.com
November 7, 2022
Kerry Washington and W. Kamau Bell stress the importance of voting in a new campaign for women’s reproductive rights
November 7, 2022
Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in Egypt for talks on tackling climate change amid a multitude of competing…
Clinical trials, theGrio.com
November 5, 2022
The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have…
November 5, 2022
The rate of deaths connected to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19…
November 5, 2022
Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving treatments for gender dysphoria under a rule pushed by its Republican governor.
November 4, 2022
The mayor of Houston has revealed that he underwent six weeks of radiation treatment over the summer following a bone…
November 3, 2022
The family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide last year plans to file a $14…
air pollution
November 2, 2022
New research reveals that racially segregated communities breathe air that is three times more concentrated with dangerous toxins.
Health screenings, theGrio.com
November 2, 2022
The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S.…
November 1, 2022
A young woman woman named Jessikah Inaba from Great Britain is believed to be the country’s first Black and blind…