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The winners of the MJA Awards 2026 have been announced!

Our independent judges faced some tough decisions from an exceptionally high standard of entries, resulting in a shortlist that reflects the breadth, depth and impact of medical journalism today.

Click here for the full list of winners across 17 categories.

If you missed our glittering awards ceremony at the News UK headquarters, it’s not too late to catch up and you can watch our livestream of the event here.

Watch Hannah Barnes on winning the Outstanding Contribution prize at the 2026 MJA Awards

The annual MJA Awards recognise and reward the very best in health and medical journalism. Each year we carefully review our awards categories to ensure they reflect both the diversity of our membership and the media in which they work.

These include awards for news and features for general, specialist and broadcast outlets, as well as prizes for newcomers, freelancers and podcasters. We also highlight specific subjects including through The Dr David Delvin Award for Sex and Sexual Health Journalism, supported by Christine Webber, and The Gordon McVie Award for Cancer Reporting, supported by Claudia McVie.

To see the full list of 2026 MJA Awards winners across all these categories, click here.

Click here for details of all the 2024 MJA Awards winners

Click here for details of all the 2023 MJA Awards winners

We are incredibly grateful to all our sponsors whose support enables us to celebrate the best in medical journalism. 

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