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These vibrant, bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories
These vibrant, bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories
Christine Spolar, KFF Health News
July 10, 2024
3:00 pm

Firearms in 2020 became the No. 1 cause of death for children and teens under 18, from both suicides and assaults.

Change the Ref urges international adoption of US kids plagued by gun violence
Change the Ref urges international adoption of US kids plagued by gun violence
Bailey Calfee
July 10, 2024
10:27 am

The nonprofit’s latest campaign, Save us from the USA, targets international citizens to raise awareness for lack of gun violence reform in the U.S.

$2 million disbursed to victims and community groups in wake of Super Bowl mass shooting
$2 million disbursed to victims and community groups in wake of Super Bowl mass shooting
Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR for KFF Health News
July 1, 2024
7:00 am

The shootings at the end of the rally near Union Station left 24 people injured and one dead.

US Surgeon General declares gun violence ‘a public health crisis’
US Surgeon General declares gun violence ‘a public health crisis’
Rachana Pradhan and Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
June 25, 2024
2:05 pm

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America.

Super Bowl parade shooting survivors await promised donations while bills pile up
Super Bowl parade shooting survivors await promised donations while bills pile up
Peggy Lowe, KCUR and Bram Sable-Smith, KFF Health News
June 21, 2024
11:00 am

The medical costs incurred by the survivors of the shooting are hitting hard, and they won’t end soon.

Three people shot at Super Bowl parade grapple with bullets left in their bodies
Three people shot at Super Bowl parade grapple with bullets left in their bodies
Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR for KFF Health News
May 9, 2024
9:33 am

Recovery from those wounds is intensely personal and includes a surprising gray area in medicine: whether the bullets should be removed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact for KFF Health News
May 2, 2024
1:41 pm

The National Institutes of Health is the federal government’s main agency for supporting medical research. Is it barred from researching mass shootings?

Ad Council, IDPH take stand against firearm suicide in Pause to Heal effort
Ad Council, IDPH take stand against firearm suicide in Pause to Heal effort
Lecia Bushak
April 5, 2024
2:30 pm

The Pause to Heal campaign is raising awareness about firearm restraining orders, which temporarily remove guns from people experiencing crises.

They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten.
They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten.
Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR for KFF Health News
March 14, 2024
2:05 pm

KFF Health News and KCUR are following the stories of people injured during the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration.

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America
Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America
Christine Spolar, KFF Health News
March 6, 2024
2:05 pm

Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years — from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.

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