Past Contest Entries

Kidney Failure Among Sugar Cane Workers in Central America

A mysterious form of kidney disease is killing agricultural workers along the Pacific Coast of Central America. The disease is hitting sugar cane workers particularly hard, at times killing men in their 20’s. Researchers are still struggling to figure out what’s causing the condition.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2014

Category:

  • Investigative (large)

Affiliation:

NPR

Reporter:

Jason Beaubien, correspondent

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