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It's not just about Melbourne: why we need a national approach to 'thunderstorm asthma'

  • Written by Guy Marks, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Australia
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The tragic deaths of at least six people, apparently from thunderstorm asthma, highlights the risk from environmental hazards, even in seemingly safe urban centres in developed nations like Australia.

Events such as these, and others like the Hazelwood...

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