From threats to physical attacks, violence is now routine in medicine. Clinicians describe the trauma they face and the ...

Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years ...

A new survey from Premier has found that 40% of healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence within the past two years, with the violence occurring most frequently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Lucas sees his fair share of violence on the job. The 41-year-old, who works as a nurse at the Ohio State University Wexner ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace ...

U.S. hospitals spent an estimated $18.3 billion in 2023 responding to or preventing violence, according to a new analysis from the American Hospital Association (AHA). That total includes violence ...

Violence against healthcare workers made national headlines in March after the American Hospital Association warned of an alleged coordinated, multicity terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming ...

Healthcare workers face increasing workplace violence, ranging from verbal abuse to physical assault. Studies show they experience higher rates of violence than most professions, with 8% to 38% ...

STATE HOUSE IN HARRISBURG. THEY’RE SET TO VOTE ON A BILL THAT COULD PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST HEALTH CARE WORKERS. AND IT DOES COME AT THE START OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK. NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES IS ...

The Retail Workplace Violence Protection Act became law in New York state as of June this year. Retail violence is increasing across the U.S., driven by shoplifting, frequent assaults and the growth ...

Violence against health care workers is on the rise, with workers five times more likely to experience violence than other occupations. Factors contributing to the increase include pandemic-related ...