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Keri Wiginton
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Keri Wiginton’s experience navigating chronic illness, including depression, endometriosis, and migraine, drew her to medical writing and patient advocacy. She’s a longtime freelance writer for WebMD with 20 years of experience in health journalism. She lives in Madison, WI, and volunteers weekly with a local hospice and grief center. 

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Keri Wiginton, 42, medical writer and health journalist, Madison, WI. 

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