Epilepsy article wins award
Medical writers labor under an enhanced sense of responsibility. Their stories have the power not only to stimulate a reader’s imagination but also to affect his or her health. We’ve had readers tell us that while reading a description of symptoms in a Science News article, they first recognized that they had a disease. Others say that their treatment for a previously diagnosed condition was changed after they brought their doctor a copy of a story about a new therapeutic approach.
We are especially pleased when an organization dedicated to the welfare of people with a particular medical condition recognizes our writers’ contribution to public knowledge of medicine. In the most recent example, the Epilepsy Foundation on Oct. 26 honored Science News writer Damaris Christensen with its magazine award for her article “Endgame for Epilepsy?” (see Endgame for Epilepsy?).