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Firearm-Related Hospitalizations Had Dropped Before the Pandemic, Then Shot Up, Study Finds | Newswise
Newswise — Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new University of Michigan study finds. In all, 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than…