Health
Stricter US state gun laws linked to safer high schools
Adopting stricter state gun laws is linked to a safer school experience for students, finds research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Mar 21, 2019
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News tagged with gun violence
Health
Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person more likely to commit gun violence. According to a new study, a better indicator of gun violence was access to firearms.
Feb 6, 2019
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Surgery
One-third of gun injuries in America are treated in non-trauma centers
Of the roughly 74,000 emergency department visits for gunshot injuries in the United States every year, a third are treated in community hospitals that are not trauma centers, according to new research published today in ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Health
As gun violence grows, U.S. life expectancy drops
(HealthDay)—Rising rates of gun-related deaths from violence and suicide have contributed to a drop in Americans' life expectancy, a new study shows.
Dec 5, 2018
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Health
Extent of US lives shortened by gun violence twice as great among blacks as whites
The magnitude of lives shortened by gun violence in the US since the turn of the century has been more than twice as great among black Americans—particularly those up to the age of 20—as it has been among whites, finds ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fear of public places after mass shootings? Tips to overcome anxiety
It's a scene that's become all too familiar in American culture.
Nov 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What mass shootings do to those not shot: Social consequences of mass gun violence
Mass shootings seem to have become a sad new normal in the American life. They happen too often, and in very unexpected places. Concerts, movie theaters, places of worship, schools, bars and restaurants are no longer secure ...
Nov 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Clearing up misconceptions about gun violence could make suicide attempts less deadly, study says
When we talk about gun violence in the United States, we talk about homicides. But there are roughly twice as many suicides as homicides every year, and more than half of them involve guns.
Nov 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don't know it
In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide—and more often involves firearms—but public perception is just the opposite.
Oct 30, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?
Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don't ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and how to pose the question: "Do you have guns at home?"
Oct 19, 2018
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