Pippa is a Freelance Health Editor. She has a science background with a degree in Pharmacology, and has worked in patient information for many years.
Pippa lives in Hertfordshire but loves a trip down to the coast whenever she can manage it. When she’s not working or looking after her kids, she spends much of her spare time walking her Labrador, Dexter!
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