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Carissa Wong is a health reporter who covers a range of medical topics, from infectious disease to cancer and mental health. She previously worked as a retained reporter at Nature magazine, and has freelanced for publications such as Live Science and The ¾«¶«´«Ã½. She entered the world of journalism as an intern and junior reporter at New ¾«¶«´«Ã½. She holds a PhD in cancer and the immune system at Cardiff University, in collaboration with the University of Bristol. You can contact her at Carissa.wong@newscientist.com