Businessweek Senior Correspondent Wins Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 13:56
in Mathematics & Economics
The winner of the 2009 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award is John Carey, senior correspondent in BusinessWeek's Washington bureau. Carey's winning entry, which questions whether the benefits of cholesterol-reducing statins like Lipitor are overstated, is titled "Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?" For his work, he will receive a certificate of award and a cash prize of $5,000.