Over the past three decades, rates of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have increased in wealthy parts of the world,…
Marisa Horak, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Horak, MS
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Respiratory rehabilitation is safe and can help improve exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with…