Pediatrics
Toy gun popular with kids can cause serious eye injury, warn doctors
A toy gun that is popular with children can cause serious eye injuries, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
Sep 18, 2017
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Gun laws requiring domestic abusers to surrender firearms could save lives
The mass shooting in Plano, Texas, this month was the deadliest of 2017. It also fit a pattern: The shooter had targeted his estranged wife and her friends and family—and had a history of intimate partner violence (IPV).
Sep 18, 2017
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Pediatrics
Campaign increases likelihood parents will ask about guns before a playdate
The Asking Saves Kids (ASK) campaign is effective in increasing parents' comfort level in asking if there is a gun where their child plays, according to research being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Health
Years after CDC report, money remains an obstacle to reforms
Even in a city that had become almost numb to gun violence, Wilmington's record-setting 154 shootings in 2013 proved to be a tipping point.
Sep 8, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Among gun owners, culturally tailored suicide prevention messages work best
Gun owners are much more receptive to suicide-prevention messages tailored to respect their rights as firearms enthusiasts than they are to messages that use language that aims to be culturally neutral, a study published ...
Jul 31, 2017
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Firearm-safety class rates in US little changed in 20 years
Only about three in five U.S. firearm owners have received any formal gun training, according to a new study from the University of Washington.
Jul 13, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullied youth report access to loaded guns more than other youth
For school-aged youth, access to a gun can increase their risk for becoming a victim of or for committing a violent crime, including suicide and homicide. It also increases a child's risk of experiencing an unintentional ...
Jun 28, 2017
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Health
Study debunks claim of greatly improved survival rate for gunshot victims
The survival rate of U.S. gunshot victims has not shown a marked improvement, as other recent studies have suggested, according to new research from Duke University and the University of California, Davis.
Jun 22, 2017
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More guns now being purchased for self-defense than recreation
Although firearm violence kills or injures 100,000 Americans each year, most scientific research tends to focus on two aspects of this issue—victims of firearm violence and gun policies. Little attention has been paid to ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day
Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.
Jun 19, 2017
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