As the stigma around mental health problems dissipates, more people are willing to talk about their struggles, including thoughts of suicide. Now, a new study by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College ...
May 11, 2022
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US regions with lax gun control laws are bearing the brunt of firearm injury costs, with tax- funded dollars providing almost half of the total, finds research published in the open access journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care ...
May 2, 2022
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When police officers and paramedics arrived at the scene of the Pittsburgh shooting in the early hours of April 17, they rushed to transport the injured to the hospital.
Apr 28, 2022
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A woman's risk of dying by suicide increases significantly when another adult she had been living with in a gun-free home becomes a first-time handgun owner, according to new research led by Matt Miller, a professor of health ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Gun violence in the United States has increased to the point that it now kills more children than any other cause, including car accidents, and pediatricians may not be entirely prepared.
Apr 21, 2022
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Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published Monday suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Gun violence is an epidemic in the United States, with more than 45,000 firearm fatalities in 2020 alone, a figure that has steadily risen over the past decade. But the impact of these tragic events does not end with the ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Stand Your Ground laws in the United States have expanded legal protections for individuals who use deadly violence in self-defense. But a new study estimates they result in an additional 700 homicides each year—an increase ...
Feb 23, 2022
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(HealthDay)—A temporary falloff in the number of Americans who kill themselves and others with guns is over, newly released U.S. government data show.
Jan 10, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The Biden administration unveiled a plan on Tuesday that aims to cut gun suicides in the United States.
Nov 3, 2021
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