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Poor air quality causes uptick in ER visits

Jun 17, 2023 04:59AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: WDIO News

By Hunter Riley - WDIO News - June 15, 2023

As smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts South and lingers over the Northland, some have dealt with health complications and local emergency rooms are seeing more patients.

“We are definitely seeing an uptick and respiratory presentations here in the emergency department because of this,” said Dr. Chris Delp, Emergency Medicine Physician with Saint Luke’s in Duluth. 


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