Medical personnel conduct forensic exams on survivors of sexual assault in order to preserve evidence. New cameras used by emergency rooms in Ohio hospitals could help make the process more conclusive ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forensic evidence. Swab sample from a crime scene on top of a forensic evidence bag. A swab sample from a crime scene rests on a ...

When a survivor of sexual assault seeks help at a hospital, every minute counts — for both healing and justice. Yet, out of 48 hospital emergency departments in Maryland, only half have forensic ...

A Nashville, Tenn.-based clinic providing sexual assault victims with specialized medical attention outside of the hospital setting is slated to begin seeing patients by the end of June. The facility, ...

Rural survivors of sexual assault face the largest barriers to entry when looking for health care and emotional support, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said Thursday. The ...

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' (DHSS) Office on Women’s Health launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network (SAFEvT) on July 1, 2025. Right now ...

The statewide network will provide an on-call certified nurse examiner to support workers at other hospitals through videoconferencing during sexual assault forensic exams. Survivors of sexual assault ...

ST. LOUIS – Missouri hospitals can now offer 24/7 telehealth support for sexual assault survivors through the new SAFE V-T Network. The Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network (SAFE V-T ...

Under Congressional mandate, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a consensus study that will review and assess existing evidence on challenges and prospective ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swab sample from a crime scene rests on a forensic evidence bag — one piece of evidence that may be included in a rape kit, ...