Physicians

Jul 32 min read

Surgeon General issues landmark advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. issued a landmark Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence on June 25, declaring firearm...

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May 62 min read

Study: Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020

Recent research published in the medical journal JAMA reveals that deaths from drug overdoses and firearm-related injuries in the United...

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Apr 181 min read

Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges

National Public Radio – April 18 Gun injuries and mortality among young people are increasing in the U.S. Firearms are now the leading...

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Jul 26, 20231 min read

Study Finds Kids were safer Around Guns After Watching a 1-minute video

Watching a one-minute video on firearm safety can lower the risk that children will touch a gun that they find. That's the major takeaway...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read

WATCH: L.A. Care Gun Violence Prevention Summit

Gun violence is a major public health crisis throughout the U.S. and must be addressed through a comprehensive public health approach....

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Jun 4, 20231 min read

The BulletPoints Project

Clinical tools for preventing firearm injury. The Bullet Points Project was created to be a resource for clinicians and medical educators...

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Jun 2, 20231 min read

Firearm Storage Practices of Members of the American College of Surgeons+

As a part of its firearm injury prevention action plan, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) surveyed the entire US ACS membership...

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Jun 1, 20231 min read

Problem Solving

AMA Journal of Ethics | Stop Posturing and Start Problem-Solving: A Call for Research to Prevent Gun Violence Gun violence is a major...

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