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March 27, 2012

Supreme Court sounds ready to strike down key plank of Obama's health care law

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court's conservative justices cast repeated doubts about the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law…
March 21, 2012

The Affordable Care Act: Making a difference for African-Americans

OPINION - It has been two years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, and already, the new law…
March 16, 2012

Study: Blacks have bad relationship with their doctors

A study published by the American Journal of Public Health concluded that health care physicians are biased in their treatment…
March 13, 2012

Is the Republicans' fraud obsession for real?

OPINION - The Republican Party is obsessed with fraud. Like tax cuts, it is a cause célèbre, even where fraud…
March 7, 2012

Romney can't run away from his past Obama-like positions

OPINION - If he winds up as the nominee, it'll be hard enough for Romney to take on Obama with…
March 1, 2012

Children in LGBT families of color face double stigma

theGRIO REPORT - A new report shows that the children in LBGT families of color face higher levels of discrimination…
December 15, 2011

Obama unveils plan to lift wages of home health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and…
December 14, 2011

Obama admin: 2.5M young adults gain health coverage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Young adults trying to get traction in a tough economy are getting a welcome assist: the new…
November 9, 2011

Georgia health care disparity may be result of wealth gap

theGRIO REPORT - Georgia ranks low among states on several health indicators, including childhood obesity, infant mortality, childhood obesity, infectious…
October 17, 2011

Medicaid cuts would affect blacks and Latinos most

theGRIO REPORT - Cutting Medicaid as a cost-saving measure would overlook a large majority of blacks and Latinos with serious…
October 11, 2011

Many black seniors not getting flu shots

BROWN (US) - African-American nursing home residents are less likely to get flu shots than whites, even within the same…
September 30, 2011

Can the Supreme Court sabotage Obama's health reform?

theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans are one of the largest populations of uninsured and could be among the most affected if…
September 28, 2011

Obama appeals health care setback to high court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Destined from the start for a high court showdown, the health care law affecting virtually every American…
September 13, 2011

Blacks face faster progression to hypertension

MedPage Today - In yet another study showing African-Americans with greater risk for disorders involving blood pressure, blacks without baseline…
September 7, 2011

Obama: 'Obviously' black Americans have 'suffered more'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in his own words, speaks candidly, honestly and poignantly on how his policies affect the…
August 16, 2011

Why the black church must get real on HIV/AIDS

theGRIO REPORT - Before HIV and AIDS can be dealt with, something first has to be done about what one…
August 8, 2011

Maternal deaths quadruple in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - One woman waited 1½ hours at the hospital, only to see a nurse who yelled that she…
August 5, 2011

Obama seeks tax credits to aid unemployed vets

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve new initiatives to help some of America's 1 million…
June 30, 2011

Do black men get better health care behind bars?

OPINION - A research study published by Vanderbilt University sociologist Evelyn Patterson in 2010 shows state prisons are having a…
June 28, 2011

Harlem group's push to curb infant mortality prompts national action

theGRIO REPORT - The North Manhattan Perinatal Partnership has led an effort that reduced the black infant mortality rate from…