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After the L.A. County fires, heart attacks and strange blood test results spiked

  • Emergency room visits for heart attacks at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center jumped 46% in the 90 days after the fire, and unusual blood test results more than doubled.

  • The new findings are part of a research project documenting the fires’ long-term health effects.

  • Researchers believe the fires’ true death toll is much higher than the 31 documented fatalities related to injuries.

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