The majority of the homicides are due to intimate partner violence. Pregnant women in the Unites States are more than twice as likely to be murdered during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth than ...

68 percent reported childhood emotional abuse, 38.5 percent childhood physical abuse and 7.3 percent childhood sexual abuse; 9 percent of men reported perpetrating physical violence, 46.5 percent ...

According the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, domestic violence cases increased by 25-33 percent globally in 2020. At the local level, domestic violence calls in Jefferson County increased by ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health condition. In the U.S., 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with asthma, and that number is rising. Over the years, ...

Explore the hidden health impacts of intimate partner violence in India and the urgent need for systemic change in healthcare ...

While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence, a UC Davis study suggests. (Getty ...

Intimate partner abuse occurs in a relationship that is or has been intimate. There is a pattern of one person inflicting emotional, psychological, sexual, finacial and/or physical pain on another in ...

Strangulation is common during violence by an intimate partner and linked to long-term neurobehavioral symptoms, traumatic ...

The Independent Investigations Office says it is investigating the death of a woman in Merritt, B.C., after an advocacy group ...

Nearly 36% of forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women living in urban informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, reported that their first sexual experience was nonconsensual—which, for many ...

Most drug treatments on the market today target inflammation, but a new approach may be needed. aquaArts studio/E+ via Getty Images Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health ...