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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
Met Council joins 3M suit
The state and Lake Elmo already are suing 3M for the cost of removing toxic chemicals from water.
Updated: November 07, 2011, - 09:02 PM
3M: Mississippi River cleanup is paying off
The company's abatement efforts have reduced levels of a compound known as PFOS.
Updated: November 03, 2011, - 11:17 PM
More bikes, healthier cities
The Twin Cities could save $57M and 300 lives if half of short trips were done on bikes, researchers found.
Updated: November 02, 2011, - 11:28 PM
A whiff of smoke, a glimpse of orange, then hell descended
Trapped on a lake by the BWCA blaze, two campers fled for their lives.
Updated: October 31, 2011, - 09:43 AM
Farm drainage choking Lake Pepin, Gulf of Mexico
A study has identified the primary source of runoff in Mississippi River.
Updated: October 19, 2011, - 11:04 PM
Tiny Blanding's turtle brings big cheer to ecologists
A tiny Blanding's turtle was discovered in a muddy rut in southwest Minnesota earlier this month, cheering wildlife specialists who are trying to bring the species back in that region of the state.
Updated: October 14, 2011, - 07:57 PM
Met Council may sue 3M over toxin
Company stopped using the compounds, but they still affect Twin Cities sewage plants.
Updated: October 13, 2011, - 11:23 PM
U researcher offers ideas to feed world without ruining planet
A study led by a University of Minnesota researcher and published online Wednesday by the journal Nature provides a snapshot of the perilous state of the world's food system -- and how it has changed the face of the planet.
Updated: October 12, 2011, - 11:15 PM
Mercury in Great Lakes wildlife rises
Some Great Lakes species show higher levels, even though toxic emissions have declined overall.
Updated: October 11, 2011, - 08:54 PM
Farmer ‘snapped’ over pelicans
Angry over crop losses, the Faribault County man destroyed thousands of protected pelican eggs and chicks. He had his first court date Thursday.
Updated: October 07, 2011, - 10:27 AM
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