No clear answers as Minnesotans brace for several days of smoky skies
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HCMC was seeing an increase in patients coming in with shortness of breath, said John Gallagan, manager of the Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Function Lab. “I couldn’t tell you a percentage,” he said. “But we’ve been busy anyway, and this is just creating more business for us.”