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Scientists call for more research on the long-term effects of prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke

As wildfires rage across North America, scientists are urgently calling for more research to be done on the long-term effects of prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Megan Molteni, a science writer with our partners at STAT, the health and medicine publication.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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