Western health: The conditions killing us across the western region

Nadine Morton
Updated August 19 2018 - 9:58am, first published 6:00am
FATAL FLAW: The rate of fatal lung disease in the Western Plains is more than 70 per cent higher than the national average. Photo: FILE
FATAL FLAW: The rate of fatal lung disease in the Western Plains is more than 70 per cent higher than the national average. Photo: FILE

THE number of deaths from lung disease across the western region is more than 70 per cent higher than the national mortality rate, new data shows.

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Nadine Morton

Nadine Morton

Senior journalist

Breaking news journalist at the Illawarra Mercury. Email: nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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