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Lillie Tyson Head, theGrio.com
July 25, 2022
On July 25, 1972, Associated Press investigative reporter Jean Heller broke the news about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
June 8, 2022
Pulse oximeters can reportedly overestimate blood oxygen levels in darker-skinned people, making them appear healthier.
Curtis Means. theGrio.com
May 12, 2022
Curtis Means, the world's earliest surviving “micropreemie,” is now teething and tooling around the house in his walker.
May 3, 2022
The American Academy of Pediatrics said it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate “race-based” medicine.
May 13, 2021
Brittani James, an internal medicine doctor, and Brandi Jackson, a psychiatrist, have developed anti-racist coursework for medical schools.
Supreme Court theGrio.com
October 1, 2020
The AMA asked the Supreme Court to strike down a Trump rule that prohibits taxpayer-funded clinics from referring women for…
July 23, 2013
NBC News - Breast cancer may be killing black women at a higher rate than whites because they are sicker…
January 3, 2013
New findings published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that being slightly overweight may be advantageous…
July 13, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids' weight? A provocative commentary…
June 21, 2010
The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high...