FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy can be a trying time for women at best, but new research shows that 1 in every 20 pregnant American women also suffer physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Abuse can take a toll on the mental and physical health of the mom-to-beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cutting back on late-night alcohol sales might help curb crime in violence-ridden neighborhoods, a new report claims. Murders dropped by half (51%) within a month after one Baltimore neighborhood limited alcohol hours of sale for bars and taverns, researchers report April 1 inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During the past half-century, the United States’ annual number of school shootings has increased more than twelvefold, a new study finds. What’s more, children are now four times more likely to be a school shooting victim, and the death rate from school shootingsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lockdown drills have become a shudder-inducing part of American life, preparing kids to lie low and keep quiet if a gunman chooses to roam their school. But a new study finds these drills help children who’ve been exposed to violence, helping them feelContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black women in the United States are six times more likely, on average, to be murdered than white women, a new study finds. And that risk runs even higher when looking at specific states and time periods, researchers report Feb. 7 in TheContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People of color in the United States lose more potential years of life to murder and suicide than whites, a new study concludes. On average, Hispanic, Asian and Black homicide victims lose an average 12, eight and four more years of expected lifespan,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether or not you have loved ones in the Middle East, the horrors of the violence and suffering in Israel and Gaza are heart-wrenching and difficult to bear. “It’s important to be informed, but don’t stress yourself out,” said Dr. Gary Small, chairContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a prominent doctor’s group. The paper, published in 2009, was on a condition referred to as “excited delirium.” “ThisContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being young or Black may make it more likely that you wind up in an emergency room with an assault injury, new research suggests. Living in metropolitan areas and being covered by state-based health insurance was also tied to a raised risk. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due to their gender identity, a new study finds. “I would say what I read was not surprising atContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shootings than other developed countries, but the factors that account for these events are elusive. Now, new research suggests that stems from policy, environmental and socio-cultural factors. “I’m constantly asked, ‘WhatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In areas where Black Americans have been historically affected by discriminatory housing practices, there is higher heart failure risk, according to new research. Researchers studying more than 2.3 million U.S. adults between 2014 and 2019 found that heart failure today was linked toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial discrimination may drive health inequities from an early age, according to researchers who found that it puts kids at risk for obesity. “Exposure to racial discrimination must be acknowledged as both a social determinant of obesity and a significant contributor to obesityContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations. A U.N. agency, the United Nations Population Fund, released a report onContinue Reading