Winning Contest Entries
Explore a diverse array of entries that have participated in our contests over the years. These entries represent the incredible talent, creativity, and dedication of journalists and storytellers from various backgrounds and media platforms.
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- Trade Publications
A questionable study linked epidurals to autism. Then what?
The spread of misinformation — and the way fear can burn through a landscape — was forefront in Tor-Arne Hegvik’s mind…
- 2023
Third Place
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- Trade Publications
Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?
Investigations suggest that, in some fields, at least one-quarter of clinical trials might be problematic or even entirely made up,…
- 2023
Second Place
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- Trade Publications
Giving Heart
On a chilly holiday Monday in January 2020, a medical milestone passed largely unnoticed. In a New York City operating…
- 2023
First Place
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- Student
‘Nobody really knows’ where to find the right care after a sexual assault
In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this…
- 2023
Honorable Mention
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- Student
For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control
Sam Chavarría said her doctor was clear about the birth defects her medication could cause if she became pregnant but…
- 2023
Third Place
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- Student
“Abortion Training in Texas is Vanishing”
Thev fetus Michelle was carrying was dead. At her 14-week checkup, the doctor had detected only low cardiac activity. Now,…
- 2023
Second Place
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- Student
Should we ban the purchase of cigarettes for life? A US town is trying
Mary Jo began smoking when she was 12 years old, sneaking behind her church and picking up cigarette butts off…
- 2023
First Place
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- Public Health (small)
‘The Air We Breathe:’ How industry is polluting Cicero’s air
udith Landeros is 35 and has lived in Cicero for almost all of her life. Cicero’s rail yards, factories and…
- 2023
Honorable Mention
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- Public Health (small)
The Vice of Spice: Confronting Lead-Tainted Turmeric
BEFORE THE HEAT of the day set in, dozens of people were already gathered under a large banyan tree at the…
- 2023
Third Place
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- Public Health (small)
Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts Fulfilling its Problem Gambling Mandate?
Earlier this year, Massachusetts introduced sports betting — the latest form of gambling approved since the state’s 2011 casino legislation.…
- 2023
Second Place
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- Public Health (small)
Toxic Texas Air
For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. People living in a small, unincorporated community east…
- 2023
First Place
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- Public Health (large)
Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash
More than $50 billion in settlement funds is being delivered to thousands of state and local governments from companies accused…
- 2023
Honorable Mention
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- Public Health (large)
Peddling Death: Fentanyl in Mexican Pharmacies
If you walk down the right side street, the offers are plentiful, even in broad daylight. Young men in plain…
- 2023
Third Place
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- Public Health (large)
Roots of an Outbreak
Generations ago, families fleeing tribal violence in southern Guinea settled in a lush, humid forest. They took solace among the trees,…
- 2023
Second Place
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- Public Health (large)
The Bat Lands
Humanity is ramping up the risk of global health disasters by intruding deep into the world’s bat habitats, breeding grounds…
- 2023
First Place
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