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More physicians are making gun safety part of routine visits. But should they be? 
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The bullets ripped through one woman, shredding her intestines and leaving holes the size of a man’s fist in her side. But surgeons had to work fast, clearing the operating room to make way for other victims.
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A study finds that people who go to the hospital after being shot die as often as they ever have, even though gun deaths are rising.
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"Hospitals are supposed to be places of healing, not death. Schools are supposed to be places of learning, not death. Churches are supposed to be places of worship, not death,” Eugene Gu, a surgeon and scientist, wrote on Twitter.
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As the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.
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As psychiatrists, we have a message for Gov. Abbott and Mayor McLaughlin: We wish more than anything that mental health professionals could solve this problem. But sadly, we’re just not that powerful. We’re clinicians, not clairvoyants. We’re trained to listen, to diagnose complex disorders and even to assess risk of imminent harm to self or others. But despite our training, we cannot predict a person’s future actions.
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Locals in Chicago are learning how to provide first aid to gunshot victims. That’s how much they care about their community.
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The NRA thinks doctors should “stay in their lane.” They’re wrong—and I would know.
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Medical professionals take to Twitter to share their stories about treating gunshot victims.
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Frustrated with a lack of action on gun control, the American Medical Association adopted a series of sweeping policies aimed at preventing gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons.
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