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Weight loss for older adults may be life-threatening

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Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors

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Alzheimer’s impacts African Americans at higher rates

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Three North Carolina women charged with running an elderly fight club

Three North Carolina women, hired to care for the elderly, are accused of forcing senior citizens with dementia to come to blows.
/ October 16, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Georgia twins to celebrate 100th birthday with joint party

Twins Mary Shipp Harrow and Martha Shipp Averett are turning 100 years old in July, and they are planning the celebrate
/ May 9, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

77-year-old great-grandmother training for outdoor world championships in track

theGRIO REPORT – Rose Green turned 77 Sunday, but slowing down is not in her vocabulary. Green is a champion sprinter, having picked up the sport roughly two years ago. Yes, at the age of 75, Green started running. Now she’s one of the best in the world in her age group…
/ May 25, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Study shows that African-Americans die up to 8 years sooner in certain states

From the Baltimore Sun — Overall, the life-expectancy gap nationwide seems to be narrowing slightly, according to researchers, but it continues to vary widely by state…
/ March 2, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

5 myths that must go in war against HIV-AIDS

theGRIO REPORT – Here are five myths that simply must go if we are ever going to advance further in the war against HIV-AIDS…
/ December 1, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Is there 'white flight' from US nursing homes?

theGRIO REPORT – Minority elders are more frequently becoming nursing home residents compared to whites, a new study has revealed…
/ October 25, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Elderly black women may bear brunt of budget cuts

theGRIO REPORT – Jeanne Majors was forced into an early retirement when her job at New York’s LaGuardia airport was abolished due to a week economy…
/ July 28, 2011