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June 4, 2022
The CDC said it is trying to increase its work on finding monkeypox infections, and it's likely more cases will…
May 24, 2022
As the monkeypox virus continues to spread, news organizations are racializing and colorizing this new virus du jour.
Shantel Collins, theGro.com
May 18, 2022
The Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan is the largest in the United States and the source of leading brands like…
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May 14, 2022
Gun homicide rates rose 35% in 2020, particularly impacting Black communities, according to newly-released CDC data.
May 12, 2022
The return of masking in schools, particularly in the Northeast, is not nearly as widespread as earlier in the pandemic.
April 24, 2022
Nasal vaccines are tricky to develop and it’s not clear how quickly any could become available, but several are in…
February 24, 2022
The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday.
February 7, 2022
Black men experienced the highest loss in life expectancy, mirroring the average American's life expectancy loss during World War II.
January 2, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Rochelle Walensky are now considering that COVID-19 tests should be mandatory for asymptomatic people.
opioid thegrio.com
November 23, 2021
Medical professionals believe there may be a link between COVID-19 and the increasing rates of opioid deaths in the Black…
Teen gets COVID-19 vaccine
November 2, 2021
U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign.
September 29, 2021
Chequile Pettaway spent weeks comatose after testing positive for the virus one week before her new baby boy’s delivery date.
September 17, 2021
A governmental advisory panel rejected a plan to give Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots across the board.
Nicki Minaj thegrio.com
September 15, 2021
The health minister for Trinidad and Tobago responded to Nicki Minaj’s tale about swollen testicles linked to the COVID vaccine.
August 30, 2021
CDC officials say an unnamed, unvaccinated and unmasked elementary school teacher infected half of her students in May.
August 21, 2021
Alabama and Georgia landlords turn to SCOTUS after panel upholds an eviction moratorium reinstated by the CDC earlier this month.
A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
August 20, 2021
Unethical and abusive medical experimentation is merely one of the root reasons undergirding Black disengagement with the COVID-19 vaccine.
August 17, 2021
A Canadian study has found that younger kids may pose a greater risk of passing the coronavirus on to others…
August 14, 2021
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich refused landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold.
August 3, 2021
The CDC issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until Oct. 3, bringing relief to vulnerable renters set…