Carissa Wong

Carissa Wong

Live Science Contributor

Carissa Wong is a freelance reporter who holds a PhD in cancer immunology from Cardiff University, in collaboration with the University of Bristol. She was formerly a staff writer at New Scientist magazine covering health, environment, technology, nature and ancient life, and has also written for MailOnline.

Articles by: Carissa Wong

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Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US?

By Carissa Wong published

Surging STIs are being driven by a "perfect storm" of factors in the U.S.

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COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk in huge study

By Carissa Wong published

COVID-19 may substantially increase the risk of developing autoimmune disease, a huge study of health records found.

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Dozens of genes linked to thyroid disease risk in largest study of its kind

By Carissa Wong published

112 genes were linked to thyroid conditions in a large genomic study.

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