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January 15, 2022
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s spread practically ensures it won’t be the last troublesome…
May 23, 2020
Basketball legend Patrick Ewing announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The ex-New York Knicks center shared an optimistic message.
Africa
March 28, 2019
Public health should be the highest priority for Africa, says a report by the World Health Organization, or it will…
Ebola thegrio.com
May 25, 2018
As the Democratic Republic of Congo fights against the rapid spread of the Ebola virus with an experimental vaccine, officials are…
June 27, 2014
OPINION - If you’re like most folks, you probably think that if you don’t have HIV, then you don’t need…
April 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, which, if left untreated can led to severe…
April 3, 2013
OPINION - Perry’s message is targeted specifically at black women -- live the way a good little Christian girl should,…
March 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - After more than three decades of studying life-threatening sickle cell disease, the most prevalent of all hereditary…
December 4, 2012
OPINION - Two years ago, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization and oldest university formed a partnership to investigate the…
August 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Mr. Marcus, a legendary African-American porn star and an 18-year veteran of the adult industry, has allegedly…
August 16, 2012
VIDEO - West Nile virus is spreading faster than it has in previous summers...
August 3, 2012
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Doctors were slow to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda because symptoms weren't always…
August 2, 2012
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda has dimmed hopes of a successful year for the country's…
July 30, 2012
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Six more patients suspected to have Ebola have been admitted to the hospital days after investigators…
July 23, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine...
June 19, 2012
Many had thought that United Nations peacekeeping soldiers brought cholera to earthquake ravaged Haiti in October 2010...
June 11, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Robin Roberts is facing a new medical challenge that will require her to start chemotherapy and…
May 23, 2012
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia…
May 11, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government…
March 20, 2012
Dr. Jackson-Richards says proper hair care can help prevent the onset of such diseases like seborrheic dermatitis and alopecia, and…