‘Debilitating’: health impacts of smoke from Australia’s black summer bushfires revealed in study

Only one in five people sought medical attention but half reported anxiety, depression and sleep lossGet our free news app;get our morning email briefingThe film-makerShaun Humphreys vividly remembers the miserable summer of the 2019-20 bushfires.His house, in a north Canberra suburb, was far from the burning fires, but the surrounding smoke was thick and stifling.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Bushfires Health Canberra Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Medical research Science Australia news Source Type: news