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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- Community Newspapers
Disabled and Denied
This investigation, which included a review of 576 lawsuits filed in federal court in California against the seven largest disability…
- 2009
First Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
A Fateful First Act,’ Psychology Today
Innumerable factors, many seemingly innocuous, can effect fetal development. This piece synthesizes decades of research into these determinants into a…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
Your Family Flu Prevention Plan,’ Ladies’ Home Journal
In the wake of the H1N1 scare and the prediction of a more-difficult-than-usual cold and flu season, this article interweaves…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
The Endangered Uterus,’ MORE Magazine
Every year some 600,000 American women undergo hysterectomies, a number that has not declined in 10 years despite the development,…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
Big Pharma’s Crime Spree
Reporter David Evans noticed that big pharmaceuticals companies were paying heavier and heavier criminal fines for illegally marketing some of…
- 2009
Third Place
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- Metro Newspapers
Kidney Failure: The Anarchy of Living Organ Donation
Today, half of all kidney donors are living donors – altruistic individuals who can give a patient a kidney almost overnight,…
- 2009
Honorable Mention
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- Beat Reporting
No Risk, No Fun: Tips for Improving Phase I Trials,’ Oncology Times
Drug development is a long and expensive process. The article lays out several steps that researchers may take in the…
- 2009
No Award
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- Community Newspapers
Code Blue,’ Scranton Times-Tribune
The series provides an in-depth analysis of the surpluses, rate hikes and social missions of Pennsylvania's four Blue Cross and…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
The Case of the Missing G Spot,’ Playboy Magazine
For centuries anatomists have noted a particularly sensitive area on the anterior wall of the vagina. In the early 1980s…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
Thirteen Symptoms You Should Never Ignore,’ Glamour
Young women are increasingly neglecting their serious medical symptoms until they are desperately ill and require immediate medical attention from…
- 2009
No Award
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- 2TV (Below Top 20 markets)
Eye on the FDA: 510(K),’ MassDevice.com
MassDevice used data from the FDA to break down ten years worth of 510K submissions for medical devices. The goal…
- 2009
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
Health Insurance: Cover Your Butt,’ Women’s Health
As more Americans lose their jobs – and health insurance – many are learning for the first time how complex and…
- 2009
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Andre Picard’s 2009 body of work, The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail's Andre Picard covers a broad range of health topics, from medical treatments and health policy. He…
- 2009
No Award
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- Metro Newspapers
Replacing Things Lost,’ The Morning News
A walk through the philosophical, medical and esthetic dilemmas of breast reconstruction after mastectomy. One surprising finding is that many…
- 2009
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Fraud Case Rocks Anesthesiology Community’ and related articles, Anesthesiology News
The article described a massive case of research fraud perpetrated by Dr. Scott Reuben, a prominent researcher/clinician that led to…
- 2009
No Award
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