US gun injury rates in 2023 top pre-pandemic levels
For the fourth year in a row, rates of gun injuries stayed above levels seen before the pandemic, a new government report shows.
Jun 21, 2024
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Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Wounds, Penetrating
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands: How amputation transformed the body in the renaissance
The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures. It's also an idea—that humans ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Researchers examine black men's perceptions of labeling after a violent firearm injury
The way Black men see themselves after a firearm injury—whether as a survivor or victim—could change over time and have implications on their mental health, according to a Rutgers Health study.
May 28, 2024
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States begin tapping Medicaid dollars to combat gun violence
To tackle America's gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost resources for violence prevention programs, which ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Analysis finds US female gun violence victims less likely to die than male victims, despite same injury severity
Female victims of gun violence in the US are less likely to die than their male counterparts, despite having similar injury severity, finds a seven-year analysis of a US national injury database, published in the open access ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Firearm injuries among children and adolescents lead to huge mental and behavioral health consequences: Study
The alarming increase in firearm injuries to children and adolescents in the United States has taken an enormous mental and behavioral health toll on victims, survivors, and their families, with ripple effects on the economy ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Firearm violence exposure in Black and American Indian/Alaska Native communities linked to poorer health
There is a widening health disparity among Black, American Indian and Alaska Native adults exposed to gun violence, according to Rutgers researchers who say these communities have more mental and physical health issues because ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Study finds spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury
High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services. In the face of firearm injury, urban Black men ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Survivors of firearm injury carry long term physical and mental burdens that are poorly understood
A timely research report evaluating firearm injury survivors has found that despite medical advancements that improve survival from firearm injuries, many survivors experience long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
May 22, 2023
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More US gunshot victims dying before reaching a hospital
A growing percentage of gunshot wound victims in the United States are dying before they reach the hospital, a study by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has found.
Apr 10, 2023
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