The Boston Globe captured three prestigious health journalism awards announced Monday by the Association of Health Care Journalists.
The staff’s coverage of the national fungal meningitis outbreak last year, which was traced to steroid injections made by a Framingham compounding pharmacy, received first place in the public health category. The award recognized stories written by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Liz Kowalczyk, Kay Lazar, Todd Wallack, and Patricia Wen.
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Congrats to the Globe quintet that wins a first place public health award from their peers. The story of that obviously sleazy Framingham compounding pharmacy linked to more than 40 deaths and hundreds of meningitis-sickened persons is a hugely important story.