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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants to treat guns like other consumer products. He hopes this will reduce children dying by gun violence.
The survivors said gun violence has always been a public health crisis in the communities where they live and work—and they have been in crisis mode for years. But they hope national recognition will actually make a difference.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords writes that millions of lives were saved through government anti-smoking campaigns. It’s time to address the biggest killer of children and young people in America: guns.
U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis citing it is the leading cause of death in the U.S. among kids and teens.
In a landmark announcement, the U.S. Surgeon General declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the U.S. on Tuesday. Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in the advisory that gun violence poses a “serious threat to the health and well-being of our country,
The U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis on Tuesday, calling on Americans to act to prevent rising firearm-related deaths and its cascading effects, particularly on Black Americans and other communities.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm-related violence a public health crisis on Tuesday, reporting that the casualties are compounded by mental anguish and psychological damage.
The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public-health crisis, saying firearms are the leading cause for death of children and teenagers, by far surpassing car crashes, cancer and drug overdoses.
I want people to understand the full impact of firearm violence in our country, and I want them to see it as a public health issue,” Murthy said in an interview.
This week, the U.S Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country...including right here in Maryland.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a landmark advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis in America. Dr. Murthy called the failure to reduce the gun violence epidemic a “moral crisis.
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, issued the advisory Tuesday as the U.S. grappled with another weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a new advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
S urgeon General Vivek Murthy has kept a fairly low profile since assuming the job in 2014, but one element from his confirmation hearings now appears to have been worth keeping in mind. The most strident opposition to Murthy's appointment came from the National Rifle Association,
La violencia armada es un problema de salud pública en Estados Unidos agravado por el creciente número de muertes y heridas por armas de fuego, declaró el martes el director de salud pública del país.
Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory released Tuesday.
Addressing America's gun violence crisis requires a public health approach, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy will declare in an advisory Tuesday. Why it matters: The surgeon general's advisory, one of the most significant tools his office has to draw the public's attention to a health issue,
Democratic U.S. House members pushed for legislative action to address gun violence Wednesday, the day after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared the issue a public health crisis. Murthy released a 40-page advisory Tuesday.
Democrats on Capitol Hill are praising the U.S. Surgeon General's advisory calling gun violence a public health crisis.
The nation’s top doctor called on policymakers to consider gun safety measures such as bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and universal background checks for all firearm purchases.
The nation's top doctor issued an advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such. It's both unprecedented and unenforceable.
House Republicans want to defund gun safety enforcement despite a new surgeon general advisory calling firearms violence a public health crisis.
Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory.
Vivek Murthy hopes the growing number of victims, both direct and indirect, will persuade Congress to do more.
The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory Tuesday calling gun violence a public health crisis nationwide. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis on Tuesday because of the fast-growing number of people being hurt and killed with guns.
U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a public health emergency. According to Murthy, gun violence is now considered the leading cause of death for kids and teens. “Gun violence is a public health crisis that requires a public health solution,
With the nation's top doctor calling gun violence a national health crisis, some in Wichita applaud the move: Yahoo Finance
Second Amendment rights advocates were swift to react with concern after the nation’s top doctor issued an advisory stating that gun violence in the United States has become a crisis. Surgeon General Dr.
A report from the US Surgeon General titled “Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America” finds that injuries from gunfire are a leading cause of death and declining public health in the United States.
Her call comes as US Surgeon General calls guns a public health risk
The surgeon general says gun violence in America is now a public health crisis. Dr. Vivek Murthy warns the epidemic not only impacts victims of gun violence but also the mental health of our country as a whole.
The U.S. Surgeon General is calling on Americans to take a different approach to gun violence. Vivek Murthy issued a report calling firearm violence in our country a crisis. He's asking people to start treating it like a public health issue.
The U.S. Surgeon General issued an an advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday, but the gun violence epidemic has also lasted decades in Chicago. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
"It's a cultural problem," said a Raleigh man who works to reduce gun violence in the city. Tesla announced another recall for its Cybertruck, its fourth since its release in late last year, but within the recall notice is an interesting nugget on how many Cybertrucks are actually out in the wild.
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday, and survivors in Chicago wonder what took so long. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.
Dr. Vivek Murthy warns the epidemic not only impacts victims of gun violence but also the mental health of our country as a whole. Jessi Turnure has more.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence, the leading cause of deaths among children and teens, a public health crisis Tuesday. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Just this weekend, mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called on the US to ban automatic rifles and regulate the industry, but the US Congress typically recoils at gun control measures. Some US state legislatures, however,
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence an urgent public health crisis, calling for the “collective commitment of the nation” to change course. Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the advisory advocating for a public health approach in responding to the emergency like those that have successfully reduced smoking-related disease and car crash deaths.
One expert recommends having a "thoughtful conversation" about gun safety instead of taking the approach "that guns are bad and we shouldn't have them."
The U.S. surgeon general has issued an unprecedented warning about the deadly and far-reaching effects of gun violence, a move that could draw resources to the issue and influence public policy. Dr. Vivek Murthy’s advisory on June 25 marks the first time that the Office of the Surgeon General has issued a publication focused on