The study links HCMC patient data from 2013-2022 and Minneapolis homicide data from 2018-2022. The authors believe the ...

In this conversation, Elinore Kaufman, M.D., medical director of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, and Michele Volpe ...

A study showed that more than 28% of patients who exhibited violent behavior continued exhibiting that violence in subsequent healthcare settings, often beginning out-of-hospital and continuing in the ...

Months after one patient stabbed another, Tewksbury Hospital nurses and health professionals picketed outside of the Tewksbury Public Library Monday to draw attention to an increasing number of ...

A study led by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic found that patient violence often begins in out-of-hospital settings and continues into the ED and other inpatient units. The study, published June 18 ...

August 12, 2025 - The healthcare industry has long been plagued by violence against health workers and patients. The problem is perhaps most prevalent in hospital settings with heavy patient volumes ...

911 calls reveal hospital staff struggling to control yet another violent Baker Act patient—with no armed security present. The family of the nurse who was nearly killed says this latest attack proves ...

Intimate partner violence, defined as abuse or aggression that occurs in an intimate relationship, affects millions of people ...

Healthcare leaders are carefully weighing the wording of signs aimed at reducing workplace violence out of concern about violating the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Among an array of ...

In 2023, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration began preliminary efforts on a workplace violence safety standard for healthcare and social assistance employers. To date, OSHA has ...