Guild of Health Writers news

Congratulations go to Guild secretary Judy Hobson for her commendation at the annual Norwich Union/Medical Journalists Association awards last week.

Judy’s entry in the general medical consumer news category earned the judges’ praise for its “outstanding contribution to journalism”. The piece, headlined “Sight-saving op brings new hope” appeared in Yours magazine in July, and described a new operation for macular degeneration, an eye disease common in older people.

The judges said her entry was “a well-followed up story, focussing on a widespread disease in need of new treatments”.

The winner was Mark Henderson, science editor of The Times, for a story entitled: “Novel diabetes therapy paves way for personalised medicine.”

Well done, Judy!