NBA star Morant suspended 25 games for displaying firearm
Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant for 25 games without pay after…
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Social Vulnerability Tied to Higher Assault-Related Firearm Death Rates for Youth
Lori Solomon
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- States with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths among…
PTSD Symptoms Worsen Over Six Months for Firearm Injury Survivors
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Firearm injury survivors experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor health-related quality of life, which persists for six months,…
Family Gun Culture May Play a Role in Teens’ Risk of Firearm Suicide
SAN FRANCISCO -- Many teens who died by firearm suicide grew up in gun-owning families, according to a small…
Small Towns Edge Out Big Cities in Firearm Death Rates, Study Shows
Firearm death rates increased in 2011-2020 compared with 2001-2010, largely due to an…
Will a gun that uses facial recognition reduce firearm deaths? A Colorado…
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The country's first biometric smart gun started as a Boulder…
Emergency Visits for Firearm Injuries Higher During Pandemic
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency department visits for firearm injuries were higher during 2020, 2021, and 2022 than 2019, according to research published in the March…
Pandemic Jump in ED Visits for Firearm Injuries Continued Into 2022
Emergency department (ED) visits for firearm injuries increased substantially during the…
Health Care Providers Rarely Screen for Firearm Access
Elana Gotkine
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care providers rarely screen for firearm access, according to a study published in the…
In some U.S. zip codes, young men face more risk of firearm death than those deployed…
The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even -- young…