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University of California (Berkeley News, April 2021) - First-of-its-kind study links wildfire smoke to skin disease

Title:
First-of-its-kind study links wildfire smoke to skin disease
 
Author:
Kara Manke

Published:
Berkeley News, 21 April 2021

From the article:
Wildfire smoke can trigger a host of respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, ranging from a runny nose and cough to a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke. A new study suggests that the dangers posed by wildfire smoke may also extend to the largest organ in the human body and our first line of defense against outside threat: the skin.