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Black elderly thegrio.com
March 1, 2022
President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to address nursing home quality, including minimum staffing and…
February 28, 2022
While Black History Month 2022 focused on Black health and wellness, we must remain committed to our wholeness beyond these…
February 27, 2022
Nearly half of the White House's free COVID-19 tests for the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet.
February 26, 2022
Psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman referred to fashion model Nyakim Gatwech as a "freak of nature" due to her dark skin in…
February 25, 2022
Most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines.
February 25, 2022
Black women are overrepresented in the workforce yet underrepresented in their opportunity, according to recent research.
February 24, 2022
The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday.
February 23, 2022
As 80% of Black women will experience fibroids in their lifetime, an over-the-counter contraceptive may offer much-needed relief.
pregnant fertility thegrio.com
February 23, 2022
A new report from the CDC shows that the United States is continuing to see a rise in maternal death…
Dr. Paul Farmer
February 22, 2022
Dr. Paul Farmer, the co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, unexpectedly passed away Monday in Rwanda.
February 22, 2022
Disparities in healthcare and structural inequities leave African-Americans most vulnerable to excess deaths during pandemic.
February 20, 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the change will let people in the U.K. “protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms."
February 20, 2022
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia selected to receive the technology for producing mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Cheslie Kryst thegrio.com
February 19, 2022
The life of late Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst was honored publicly on Friday, Feb. 18, weeks after her family…
February 17, 2022
Two-time suicide survivor Paige Gaines learned to thrive with bipolar disorder diagnosis. Now, she helps others do the same.