Saturday January 5, 2013
Josephine Marcotty
Investigative reporter | Health
Phone: 612-673-7394
Josephine Marcotty is a medical writer and investigative reporter based on the Star Tribune’s health team. She specializes in coverage of reproductive health, transplant medicine and infectious diseases. Her work includes coverage of an impotence clinic that was overdosing patients with drugs for erectile dysfunction, sending them to the emergency room; misconduct and conflicts of interest at the University of Minnesota Medical School; an examination of the growth in palliative care and a series on the infertility industry. Marcotty holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan. She came to the Star Tribune in 1979 and has worked as a business reporter and as a health and science editor. She became a medical writer in 1999. Her work on the series “Your Choice: Health Care’s New Era,” received a National Headliner Award in 2009. She was honored by the Minnesota Associated Press in 2003 for “Cory’s Legacy,” the story of a transplant. She has received numerous awards for her coverage of mental illness in Minnesota. Before coming to the Star Tribune, Marcotty was a reporter at the Dayton Daily News in Ohio.
Recent content from Josephine Marcotty
The muddy Minnesota River comes back to life
A decade-long cleanup effort has cut phosphorous levels, making the river healthier for fish and plants.
Updated: November 12, 2012, - 08:59 PM
Oct. 16: Animal groups file to block wolf hunts in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Officials deny mismanagement as the Humane Society and the Fund for Animals fight de-listing.
Updated: October 16, 2012, - 02:23 PM
Court ruling allows state's first managed wolf hunt to be held
The complaint by two wildlife groups challenging the amount of public input, however, will continue
Updated: October 11, 2012, - 07:04 AM
Obituary: Toni Ladenburg was devoted to underdogs - and to AA
Two years ago, a new relationship brought Toni Delacorte Ladenburg from Washington, D.C., to Stillwater. At the time, she told her brother she wasn't sure the relationship would last -- but that the move would.
Updated: October 10, 2012, - 11:20 PM
North Shore mercury study to focus on infants, moms
Researchers hope to teach women which fish are safe to eat.
Updated: October 04, 2012, - 08:51 PM
EPA to launch study of mercury in Minnesota infants
$1.4 million grant to look at high levels in infants born around Lake Superior
Updated: October 03, 2012, - 06:16 PM
Sept. 27: Mississippi River at its healthiest in a generation
Findings released Thursday show that decades of effort have reduced the flow of industrial pollutants, storm water runoff and human waste.
Updated: September 27, 2012, - 11:53 PM
Powderhorn Lake scrubs out pollution
In the two-year update released Tuesday, 511 water bodies were added to the list, bringing the total to 3,643.
Updated: September 26, 2012, - 05:52 AM
Plowing away the prairie, at a price
Farm policy and food demand are eating up a once-vast ecosystem, alarming conservationists.
Updated: September 24, 2012, - 11:07 AM
Groups sue to stop Minnesota wolf hunt
Two wildlife groups asked the state appeals court to block the hunt starting Nov. 3, arguing the DNR didn't seek adequate public input.
Updated: September 19, 2012, - 11:34 AM
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