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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Tweaking Drug Trial Design in the Hunt for the FDA’s Green Light
We investigated the FDA’s approval of three drugs: flibanserin (Addyi), rofecoxib (Vioxx) and rosiglitazone (Avandia). To do so, we pored…
- 2018
First Place
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- Student
Life on the Spectrum
Through the experiences of five Mid-Missouri families, we painted portraits of what it’s like raising a child with autism. The…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Student
Are pets good or bad for your child’s allergies?
The idea that pets were bad for kids gained traction with a 1997 in Germany. These findings led to the…
- 2018
Third Place
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- Beat Reporting
How Facebook and Twitter could be the next disruptive force in clinical trials
The story illustrates how clinical trial participants are using social media to trade insights and comfort — sometimes in ways…
- 2018
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
At the Intersection of Autism and Trauma
An investigation into the connection between autism and trauma – they share a number of symptoms, and can often co-occur,…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Beat Reporting
Survivors Cast Adrift
Asking oncologists to provide survivorship care plans to help patients navigate future medical needs seemed like a slam dunk. More…
- 2018
Third Place
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- Business
Rogue Vaccine Series
Marisa Taylor’s series of stories exposed a rogue, unethical and illegal vaccine experiment overseen by a tenured American professor with…
- 2018
First Place
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- Business
Lifeline Offline: Unreliable internet, cell service hurting Pennsylvania’s health
One million homes in Pennsylvania do not have access to high-speed broadband access, mostly in rural areas, which significantly impacts…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Public Health (small)
The opioid crisis
The Opioid Crisis is a series of stories examining how the health system is responding to the opioid overdose epidemic.…
- 2017
Second Place
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
Wasted Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine estimated in 2012 that the United States wastes about $765 million of the money spent…
- 2017
First Place
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- Investigative (large)
Mexico blackouts
For years, people grappled with shame, guilt and — in many cases — the horror of what happened to them…
- 2017
Second Place
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- Public Health (large)
Lost Mothers
The “Lost Mothers” project by ProPublica and NPR is a sweeping examination of why the U.S. is perhaps the most…
- 2017
Third Place
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- Health Policy (large)
A time to heal
The primary challenge facing Milwaukee and similar high-poverty cities is not one of the usual suspects – education, crime, even…
- 2017
Second Place
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- Health Policy (small)
Voice of the People
The FDA considers input from the public when they approve new drugs. The legacy of the AIDS epidemic has helped…
- 2017
Third Place
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- Health Policy (small)
Urgent for care: Can Missouri’s poorest county keep its hospital alive?
This was a series of stories unpacking the challenges that have caused 80 rural hospital to close since 2010 and…
- 2017
Second Place
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