Study: Air pollution spikes trigger hundreds of hospitalisations

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New data from King's College London reveals jump in cardiac arrests, strokes, and asthma attacks on high pollution days

The health risks associated with air pollution have been highlighted today with the release of data detailing how hospitalisations from heart attacks, strokes, and asthma attacks tend to spike on days...

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