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Homicide is a major reason behind lower and more variable reduction in life expectancy for Black rather than white men in recent years, according to a new study published August 21, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Aug 21, 2024
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Certain state gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but the laws have little influence on homicide rates, according to a study from Duke Health researchers examining the relationship ...
Jul 11, 2024
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There were 70,688 violent deaths that occurred in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021, more than half of which were suicides, according to research published in the July 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Alcohol consumption is involved in a large proportion of homicides and suicides each year in the United States, but there has been limited evidence on how policies targeting alcohol use influence violence. A statistical analysis ...
Jun 24, 2024
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An analysis by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson showed that risks for death by suicide and homicide peak at night, with nocturnal wakefulness, age, alcohol ...
May 29, 2024
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Firearm-related injuries have been the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S. since 2020, surpassing motor vehicle crashes. New research from the University of Minnesota shows the sharpest increase ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Simply reducing the hours during which alcohol may be purchased can significantly reduce violent crime, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the Alcohol Research Group of Emeryville, ...
Apr 1, 2024
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Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years—from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.
Mar 14, 2024
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In states that relaxed firearm laws to allow openly carrying a loaded firearm in public without a permit, significantly more people died by firearms and suicide than in states without permitless open carry laws, according ...
Mar 11, 2024
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For the past few years, guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.
Mar 8, 2024
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