ALLMedicine™ Sexual Assault Center

Apr 13th, 2021 - Although childbirth-related posttraumatic stress (CB-PTSD) has received recognition, how sexual assault (SA) history influences obstetrical and traumatic stress outcomes remains unclear. Six hundred eighty-three women provided information about th...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Online social media movements are now common and support cultural discussions on difficult health and social topics. The #MeToo movement, focusing on the pervasiveness of sexual assault and harassment, has been one of the largest and most influent...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Objective: Simultaneous use of alcohol in combination with cannabis ("co-use") is common among young adults, and associated with myriad consequences. Yet no studies have examined how co-use may confer vulnerability for sexual assault (SA). Further...

Apr 9th, 2021 - One of the most consistent predictors of fear of crime is gender, whereby women are more fearful of crime than men, despite their lower rates of victimization. An often-cited explanation for this apparent paradox is the "shadow" of sexual assault,...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have been associated with reduced risk for sexual assault victimization in college women. Sexual assault risk reduction programs have had limited success increasing PBS use, particularly among heavy drinkers,...

Mar 31st, 2019 - Sexual violence continues to be a major public health problem affecting millions of adults and children in the United States. Medical consequences of sexual assault include sexually transmitted infections; mental health conditions, including post...

Mar 31st, 2019 - Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. The campaign theme, I Ask, champions the message that asking for consent is a healthy, normal, and necessary...

Feb 22nd, 2018 - Sexual assault is a complex situation with medical, psychological, and legal aspects. Forensic experts play a major role in terms of forensic and gynecological medical examination and evidence collection in order to maintain the chain of custody. ...

Nov 30th, 2017 - Trafficking of children for labor and sexual exploitation violates basic human rights and constitutes a major global public health problem. Pediatricians and other health care professionals may encounter victims who present with infections, injuri.

Sep 30th, 2017 - Sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a gross violation of their rights and a global public health problem. It adversely affects the health of children and adolescents.

Apr 13th, 2021 - Although childbirth-related posttraumatic stress (CB-PTSD) has received recognition, how sexual assault (SA) history influences obstetrical and traumatic stress outcomes remains unclear. Six hundred eighty-three women provided information about th...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Online social media movements are now common and support cultural discussions on difficult health and social topics. The #MeToo movement, focusing on the pervasiveness of sexual assault and harassment, has been one of the largest and most influent...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Objective: Simultaneous use of alcohol in combination with cannabis ("co-use") is common among young adults, and associated with myriad consequences. Yet no studies have examined how co-use may confer vulnerability for sexual assault (SA). Further...

Apr 9th, 2021 - One of the most consistent predictors of fear of crime is gender, whereby women are more fearful of crime than men, despite their lower rates of victimization. An often-cited explanation for this apparent paradox is the "shadow" of sexual assault,...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have been associated with reduced risk for sexual assault victimization in college women. Sexual assault risk reduction programs have had limited success increasing PBS use, particularly among heavy drinkers,...

Mar 22nd, 2021 - El-fellani A. Mohammed, 65, an endocrinologist in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, has been charged with sexual offenses in his practice involving three females, two of them under the age of 16, according to a Regina Police Service news release. The ...

Mar 9th, 2021 - Two more women have come forward saying that Jason Campbell, MD, formerly an anesthesia resident at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), came up behind them and pushed his body into theirs at work, according to a report in the Oregonian. T...

Feb 18th, 2021 - (Reuters Health) - Using an electronic tablet to deliver a six-item screening tool to minors in a pediatric emergency department is effective in identifying sex trafficking, a new study suggests. Researchers tested this confidential screening appr...

Dec 14th, 2020 - Individuals who have experienced sexual trauma have more than a tenfold increased risk of developing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) and are also more likely to suffer a stroke, new research shows. "These patients are experiencing a pret...

Nov 25th, 2020 - A former Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) porter is facing 84 sex offence charges, including rape. He is also charged with 20 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, and one count of attempted rape of a child under 13. Fifty-five-year-old...