Journal of American College of Surgeons study shows uninsured patients have increased odds of dying from gunshot wounds compared with insured patients

By Damon C. Williams, Philadelphia Daily News Jun. 23--IN A STERILE, bleach-bathed room filled with rib retractors, tracheal tubes, oxygen, sodium chloride, saline and paddles -- instruments used to save lives -- Dr. Amy Goldberg often stands between death and a gunshot victim.

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Stacy Kriedeman of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, +1-717-787-1783 Philadelphia City Council Acknowledges Departments Anti-Violence Program PHILADELPHIA, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health and its partners were recognized today by Philadelphia City Council for the departments Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, or PIRIS, a unique pilot program that addresses gun violence in Philadelphia.

KARACHI, Pakistan _ Scotland Yard's report on the

The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg.