CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CURE® magazine, the nation’s leading digital and print media enterprise focused on patients with cancer, has been honored with a 2017 Folio Award. CURE® and two sister publications also garnered four honorable mentions in the contest that recognizes uncompromising journalism and top-notch design.
The results of the national contest, which confers Eddie Awards for editorial efforts and Ozzie Awards for design, were announced by Folio during an October 11 ceremony in New York City.
CURE®won an Eddie Award for its cover story “Zeroing in on CAR T-Cell Therapy,” which appeared in a special issue on hematologic cancers. The piece won in a category recognizing a single article in a consumer magazine focused on health care, medical and/or nursing news.
CURE®received an honorable mention for its first-ever magazine dedicated to financial assistance and medication adherence, in the annual one-shot category for special issues published no more than once a year. It earned another for its Summer 2016 issue, in the full-issue category for consumer magazines dedicated to health care, medical and/or nursing.
In the Ozzie Awards contest, CURE® received an honorable mention for the design of an essay book, “Extraordinary Healers: CURE®Readers Honor Oncology Nurses, Vol. 11.” The book was recognized in the Consumer Supplemental/Annual/One-Shot category.
Sister publication HEAL® magazine received an honorable mention in the Eddies contest for a cover story titled “The Key to Job Lock: Facing Employment Obstacles in Cancer Survivorship.” The category was for a single article or series in a consumer magazine dedicated to health care, medical and/or nursing news.
Finally, sister publication Veterinarian’s Money Digest® took an honorable mention in the Ozzies contest in the category of design of a new business-to-business magazine.
“As an organization, we are very proud to be honored by Folio at the 2017 Eddie and Ozzie Awards. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team to deliver valuable content to our readers. We aim to continue empowering the cancer community by sharing the experiences of patients from around the globe,” said Michael J. Hennessy Jr., president of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., parent company of CURE® magazine, HEAL® and Veterinarian’s Money Digest®.
For more than 20 years, Folio has presented the Eddie and Ozzie Awards to media and publishing industry leaders. The award winners are chosen from four main categories: Eddies and Eddies Digital, which honor the best in print and digital editorial, and Ozzies and Ozzies Digital, which recognize the best in magazine and website design. The winners are chosen from 2,800 entries by a panel of more than 300 judges.
To read the winning article, visit www.curetoday.com/publications/cure/2017/hematology-1-2017/zeroing-in-on-car-tcell-therapy. For the complete list of this year’s winners, visit www.foliomag.com/2017-folio-eddie-award-winners/13/.
About CURE Media Group
CURE Media Group is the leading resource for cancer updates, research and education. It combines a full suite of media products, including its industry-leading website, CUREtoday.com; innovative video programs, such as CURE Connections®; a series of widely attended live events; and CURE® magazine, which reaches over 1 million readers. CURE Media Group is part of the Cranbury, New Jersey-based Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc. family of businesses, which includes the acclaimed OncLive® (http://www.onclive.com) platform of resources for the practicing oncologist. For more information, visit http://www.curetoday.com or http://www.mjhassoc.com.
