Regina Benjamin

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June 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says she plans to step down next month after four years as…
May 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Local health centers around the country received a boost from the Department of Health and Human Services…
April 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Send us the minority health-related questions you want Dr. Ty to ask the White House! Tweet your…
December 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Who will follow in Rosa Parks' footsteps? There are several young women rising through the activism ranks, many…
February 25, 2010
OPINION - Being psychologically stressed can lead to overeating and getting more calories from fat and sugar...
February 25, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - As U.S. Surgeon General, Benjamin has said she will work to make sure "no one falls through…
July 27, 2009
(AP Photo/The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Bill Starling) Ever since President Obama nominated Alabama physician Regina Benjamin
July 14, 2009
On Monday, President Obama nominated a family doctor from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, to be the next surgeon general of
July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, choosing a rural Alabama…