We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2018
It’s been a busy 2018 here at STAT, reporting on the latest on “CRISPR babies,” drug pricing squabbles, IBM Watson, and the ongoing Ebola outbreak, just to name a few. But we, of course, still find the time to see what other journalists are writing — and get jealous we didn’t do it ourselves.
So as we take a little breather before 2019 ramps up, we present another year of the stories we wish we would have written.
Speaking of jealousy, we must admit we got the idea for this list from Bloomberg Businessweek — so head over there for more great reporting from the year that was.
Story of a Face: How a Transplanted Face Transformed Katie Stubblefield’s Life
By Joanna Connors, Photos by Lynn Johnson and Maggie Steber, National Geographic
At age 21, Katie Stubblefield was the youngest person in the United States to receive a face transplant. Photographers Lynn Johnson and Maggie Steber documented this process before, during, and after surgery. Steber photographed tender, quiet moments of Stubblefield and her family in the months leading up to surgery while Johnson captured the surreality of the operating room. This long-term project is a remarkable story spanning science, medicine, and personal
