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 ...

Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows ...

Clinicians are on the front lines in caring for gunshot victims. The continuous flow of these victims to emergency departments has sparked the medical community to speak out on ways to reduce the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The worsening violence in health care settings is presenting providers with a vexing dilemma: How to maintain safety and security for staff and patients without creating unwelcoming, closed ...

An investigation into violence and sexual harm committed by patients shows how widespread and varied the issue is ...

Credit: Getty Images. There are 4 steps to avoid verbal conflicts that escalate to violence among unhoused patients: apologize, approve, applaud, and appease. Every Sunday, Reverend Thomas Hill, ...

When discussing violence toward emergency physicians, Dr. Alex Skog had to reach back into his memory just two days to pluck a story about a patient who lost it, charged an emergency room technician ...

Michele Whaylen, a physicians assistant in the University of Iowa emergency room, poses for a portrait Friday, June 30 at her home in Iowa City. Violence against health care workers has seen a sharp ...