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WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescents with firearm access have higher odds of suicidal ideation and prior suicide attempt compared with teens without firearm access, according to a
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Chicago doctors from Lurie's Children Hospital and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin call for action in wake of this month's mass shootings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and at a Buffalo, New York grocery store.
"Less than 2 weeks ago, a 17-year-old used a gun to shoot a 16-year-old at Millennium park who later died here at Lurie Children's despite the efforts of our emergency team to save his life. This is not a political crisis this is a public health crisis," said Thomas Shanley, MD, President and CEO of Lurie Children’s.
It's a growing problem with a big racial and ethnic disparity
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Days after the second-deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, experts note that guns are now the leading cause of death for American