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Freelance journalist, chair of the Medical Journalists Association

Freelance journalist and columnist focused on health and medical matters. She was formerly Health editor at the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.

Freelance journalist and columnist focused on health and medical matters. She was formerly Health editor at the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.

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