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The Effects Bushfires Are Having On Human Health

It seems like almost a lifetime ago at this stage but if you remember, at the start of 2020 one o...

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16.41 12 Oct 2020


The Effects Bushfires Are Having On Human Health


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16.41 12 Oct 2020


It seems like almost a lifetime ago at this stage but if you remember, at the start of 2020 one of the big news stories was the bushfires in Australia.

The period has become colloquially known as Black Summer. But could the effects of that summer and indeed the southern summer that lies ahead, have longer term implications?

Dr. Rebecca Mc Gowan is a GP in Albury in New South Wales.


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