Lower income is associated with a significantly higher risk of certain kidney diseases, including lupus nephritis, a new study…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds an MS in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. She specializes in cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Marisa began working with BioNews in 2018, and has written about science and health for SelfHacked and the Genetics Society of America. She also writes/composes musicals and coaches the University of Pittsburgh fencing club.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
An educational program done in small, local, and peer-led groups, called the Chronic Disease Self‐Management Program, was seen as…
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