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 ...
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 ...
Exposure to police violence included risks for poor neurological and psychiatric outcomes, with greater harm for patients ...
Just in April, the Globe reported that there have been four violent incidents at Tewksbury State Hospital, a state-owned facility for people with mental and physical illnesses. One patient assaulted ...