Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gun deaths skyrocketed in the United States between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study. Men were most affected, with Black men most frequently killed in gun murders and white men in gun suicides.The stu…
Learn MoreChildren’s Firearm Injuries Up Risk for New Mental Health Diagnoses
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children were found to have more than 50 percent increased odds of a new mental health diagnosis in the year following a firearm injury versus a motor vehicle collision, according to a study published in the …
Learn MoreFor Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study.In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms receive a ne…
Learn MoreLas muertes por armas de fuego en EE. UU. alcanzan su nivel máximo en décadas
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más estadounidenses están muriendo por violencia con armas de fuego, tanto en homicidios como en suicidios, que en décadas, muestra un informe reciente.La tasa de muertes por armas de fuego de EE….
Learn MoreU.S. Gun Deaths Reach Highest Level in Decades
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – More Americans are dying from gun violence, in both homicides and suicides, than they have in decades, a new report shows.The U.S. gun death rate hit its highest level in nearly 30 years, with the sheer numb…
Learn MoreDemographic Disparities Seen in Firearm Fatality Rates
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are demographic disparities in firearm fatality rates, which have increased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Chris A. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., from the Emory Univ…
Learn MoreEl número de estadounidenses que portan pistolas cargadas sigue en aumento
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que nunca que un estadounidense porte una pistola cargada: una investigación reciente encuentra que alrededor del doble de adultos portaban un arma en 2019 que en 2015.”Entre los aumen…
Learn MoreSin seguro y cargadas: la mayoría de las armas de fuego usadas en el suicidio son de fácil acceso
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cada año, las armas de fuego provocan más de la mitad de los suicidios en Estados Unidos, y una nueva investigación encuentra que la mayoría son pistolas de propiedad del fallecido que estaban guard…
Learn MoreNumber of Americans Carrying Loaded Handguns Keeps Rising
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans are more likely to carry a loaded handgun than ever before: New research finds about twice as many adults carried in 2019 as did in 2015.“Between increases in the number of people who own handguns a…
Learn MoreUnlocked & Loaded: Most Guns Used in Suicides Are Easily Accessed
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guns cause more than half of all suicides in the United States each year, and new research finds most of these are handguns owned by the deceased that were stored unlocked and loaded.Researchers used data from…
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