Special Topics – Page 10 – Policy Prescriptions

“I Also Believe in Background Checks”

Posted onSeptember 21, 2016September 17, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

A powerful political ad from Jason Kander (D) running for Senate in Missouri.

The Missing Link Between Mental Health and Guns

Posted onAugust 1, 2016January 19, 2018AuthorBich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH

The crime rate in the United States has decreased despite public perception. However, the death rate from firearms – especially for suicides – has not seen as great a reduction. Researchers at Duke and the University of South Florida studied Continue Reading …

Suicides Account for Bulk of Firearm Deaths

Posted onJuly 11, 2016March 3, 2017AuthorLaura K. Grubb, MD, MPH, FAAP

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the 2nd leading cause of death among youth ages 16 to 25. Politicians have renewed interest in the gun control debate in the wake of several mass Continue Reading …

Policy Trends in 2016

Posted onJuly 4, 2016July 1, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

http://www.aaem.org/UserFiles/Episode25.mp3 In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the AAEM Emergency Physician Advocates: Legal and Policy Issues in Emergency Medicine podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with Jessie Continue Reading …

Treating Baltimore’s Sweet Tooth

Posted onJune 30, 2016July 4, 2016AuthorGuest Authors

At Baltimore’s City Hall this month, I joined dozens of others giving testimony to the City Council’s health committee on a bill that would require warning labels for sugary drinks on advertisements and wherever these products are sold in Baltimore. Continue Reading …