Harm Reduction

Two days before Christmas, I found myself part of a story of the sort that used to be presented on the Hallmark Hall of Fame – sentimental, saccharine, touching, and perfect for the holidays.

   

“We compare rates of firearm-related homicides and non-fatal shooting injuries among military-age males (i.e., young adults aged 18 to 29 years) in selected parts of 4 major US cities with rates of death and injury faced

That quote was from the coordinator of the WHO’s food safety division, who, as it turns out, was perhaps a bit hyperbolic in his concerns. But those concerns echoed globally.

Let’s start with an assumption that the number of cases of COVID in China is difficult to determine, primarily because China doesn’t care to share. So most of the numbers I have read and may mention come to us indirectly.

A cost-benefit study determining the “return on investment” (ROI) of vaccination in New York City estimated a $10 reduction in healthcare costs for every dollar inv

My colleague, Dr.

The data comes from our Midwest, the Indiana Network for Patient Care, an extensive clinical data repository on Indiana's citizens.

There were 1,110,421 firearm fatalities during this period, 85% among males

The Swedish response has long been considered the polar opposite of the US response. The basis of those responses is “follow the science,” although the science of the Swedes is diametrically opposed to ours.