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Violence against healthcare workers in the line of duty should—like hate crimes—carry stiffer penalties.

In 2021, four employees at the Children's Medical Group were held hostage by a terminally ill man. Everyone was able to escape except for Dr. Dodson, who was shot by the hostage-taker.

Sheryl Yanger is a pediatric emergency physician.

How do we combat the dovetailing issues of gun violence and health care workplace violence?

I was a single mother of two, a newborn and a 3 year old, struggling with the demise of my marriage. My husband of nine years had left three weeks before our second child was born. Pediatric offices are likely locations to hear crying. From children, sure, but also from the bleary-eyed mothers, concerned fathers, and any caregiver with a sick child. I cannot explain to you the exact relationship that develops between a person and their pediatrician. It feels like an extraordinary caretaker with eyes on you, as a mother and on your child, the thing you care about most in the world. The bond be...