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
Study ties GMO corn, soybeans to butterfly losses
Herbicide-resistant crops can withstand Roundup, which kills monarchs' preferred nesting plant.
Updated: March 16, 2012, - 09:37 PM
Energy boom's uncertain cost
Hydro-fracking spawns a new Minnesota industry - and fears about its effects. Nearly 50 mining operations have opened nearby in the past few years, producing enough sand to send 54,000 semitrailer trucks rumbling down Winona's main street in a year.
Updated: March 11, 2012, - 11:16 PM
Bill seeks to halt carp invasion at Minneapolis
Legislation would include Minnesota waters in federal plan to stop carp spread.
Updated: March 06, 2012, - 09:29 PM
Farmer fined $12.5K for decimating pelican nests
A farmer in Minnesota Lake who destroyed thousands of eggs and chicks also must perform 100 hours of community service in a wildlife program.
Updated: February 28, 2012, - 06:09 AM
State peat bogs to be climate study labs
They are a unique ecosystem for studying global warming dynamics.
Updated: February 27, 2012, - 10:25 AM
Bald eagles win a round vs. Red Wing wind farm
Wind turbines won't sprout near Red Wing for at least a year, state regulators decide.
Updated: February 24, 2012, - 07:56 AM
Should locals have power to stall controversial projects?
Bill would limit citizens' ability to delay controversial projects. Legislation would limit the power of local activists to stall big projects.
Updated: February 21, 2012, - 10:38 PM
MPCA fines Northshore Mining $240,175 for dust
The company's Silver Bay taconite-processing plant emitted excessive dust about 30 times over 12 months.
Updated: February 16, 2012, - 10:14 PM
Quest for data slows copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes
EPA urges a thorough look at potential environmental effects of the mine in a wild and scenic corner of Minnesota.
Updated: February 10, 2012, - 09:40 PM
Legacy funds being used to cover cuts in conservation
Critics say the shift is a misinterpretation of voters' will in passing amendment.
Updated: February 07, 2012, - 11:14 PM
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