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Trauma surgeons discuss mass shootings, racism

Trauma surgeons discuss mass shootings, racism

Closer Look with Rose Scott

October 26, 202351m 35s

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At least 18 people are dead, and 13 others are injured following mass shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine on Wednesday night. Dr. Sharven Taghavi, the director of Acute Care Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine, reflects on the tragedy. He also discusses research that links structural racism and mass shootings. Plus, Dr. Brian Williams, a trauma surgeon, talks with Rose about his latest book, "The Bodies Keep Coming," that aims to confront gun violence, health inequities and systemic racism.

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