US gun homicides drop slightly after pandemic peak
The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials reported.
Oct 23, 2023
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The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials reported.
Oct 23, 2023
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Gun violence is tied to poverty, unemployment, broken families, disengaged youth and racial segregation, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers.
Oct 16, 2023
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The majority of research and public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or accelerated by a pregnancy—rather than the broader category of pregnancy-associated ...
Oct 12, 2023
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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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More than a third of U.S. households with teens own firearms and more than two-thirds of these gun owners store at least one firearm unlocked and/or loaded, according to a new University of Michigan study. The study is published ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years.
Aug 30, 2023
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The song "Be Healthy" from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, "Let's Get Free," is a rare rap anthem dedicated to diet, exercise and temperance:
Jul 19, 2023
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Children should feel safe at school, but learning of a mass shooting—like this week's tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville—can threaten their sense of security.
Mar 31, 2023
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California's red flag law, which allows people to obtain gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), went into effect seven years ago.
Jan 11, 2023
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Thomas O'Rourke, a professor emeritus of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about how previous efforts to institute public ...
Dec 22, 2022
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