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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- Business (large)
Affordable Care Act…of Horror?
A witch, Darth Vader, and the Blues Brothers walk into a bar….and that’s no joke. About 40 health insurance brokers…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
Express Scripts Drops Coverage of Some High-Cost Drugs
Mail-order pharmacies and hospitals attempt to rein in sky-high drug costs.
- 2013
No Award
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- Public Health (small)
Maternity’s Thin Line
Women giving birth in Ghana have a risk of dying 22 times that of a woman in a developed country.…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
Don’t Feel Like Working Out? Your Dog Might
All this year, ideastream has been reporting on ways to combat obesity. The health effects of extra weight can be…
- 2013
No Award
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- Public Health (small)
Shifting the Burden
This article explores the corporate agenda behind the rise of so-called workplace “wellness” programs, particularly among registered nurses and healthcare…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (small)
When Less Is More
In the last few years, new research has shown that an aggressive approach to treating cancer—more surgery, more radiation, or…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (small)
When Cancer Rings Twice
In the feature “When Cancer Rings Twice,” the writer explores the topic of surviving cancer a second time. The story…
- 2013
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Feds Beginning to Regulate Fecal Transplantation
Fecal microbiota transplants aren’t new – they’ve been recorded in medical texts as early as the 4th Ming Dynasty. But…
- 2013
No Award
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- Public Health (large)
Typhoon Haiyan
Over the course of eight days last November, Dr. Nancy Snyderman and her team covered the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (large)
The HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Final Rule: Implications for Clinical Research, Compliance and Enforcement
Review of HIPAA/HITECH: Implications for Clinical Research and Compliance and Enforcement, Part I and Part II
- 2013
No Award
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- Public Health (small)
No Small Thing
For its May 19 report, the Journal used 3,000 pages of internal government emails and to show how the nation’s…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (small)
Depression and the Brain
As the brain begins to reveal its secrets to researchers, it is opening new hope for the treatment of depression.…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (small)
After the Raid
In April 2012, federal agents raided Oaksterdam University, a move that sent ripples throughout Oakland’s well-established cannabis industry and raised…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (large)
Heartbreaking Medicare Gap For Young Transplant Patients
This story highlighted the issue of the cessation of post kidney transplant coverage for anti rejection and other crucial medications…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
Cheaper Home Dialysis is Poised for Growth
This piece highlights the underutilization of peritoneal dialysis as an attractive, economic and feasible modality of dialysis in the United…
- 2013
No Award
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