Key takeaways:

• Healio received six APEX awards, including one Grand Award.
• The recognition emphasizes Healio’s focus on publishing high-quality content for health care specialists.

Healio has garnered six APEX awards, including one Grand Award, this year.

The APEX awards highlight outstanding achievement in graphic design, editorial content and overall communications excellence. Each year, over 1,000 submissions are selected for Awards of Excellence and Grand Awards.

“Our editorial, design, and marketing teams work tirelessly to serve the medical community,” Matthew Holland, chief operating officer of Healio, said in a press release. “The continued recognition from the APEX Awards is a testament to the hard work and dedication of these teams. Congratulations to all recipients on this well-deserved achievement.”

Healio’s six awards include:

• Drug Lookup: Campaigns Programs & Plans – Grand Award: Healio Clinical Guidance staff
• “After daughter’s ordeal, mom publishes warning about potential dangers of water beads” (February 2025); Writing (Feature Writing) – Award of Excellence; Sara Kellner, Online Content Editor, Healio Pediatrics
• “Measles outbreaks raise ‘difficult ethical question’: Turn away unvaccinated patients?” (April 2025); Writing (Interviews & Personal Profiles) – Award of Excellence; Emma Bascom, Staff Writer, Features, Healio Primary Care and Women’s Health
• “‘An intricate issue’: The cardiometabolic costs of poor sleep” (September 2025); Writing(Writing Series) – Award of Excellence; Scott Buzby, Online Managing Editor, Healio Cardiology
• “Yelling, cursing, spitting, threats: Incivility toward clinicians a real danger” (June 2025); Writing/Topics (Mental Health & Wellness) – Award of Excellence, Josh Friedman, Senior Staff Writer, Healio Hematology/Oncology
• “Societies take stand against off-brand GLP-1s over safety concerns” (March 2025); Current Events & Trending Topics (Health & Medical) – Award of Excellence; Michael Monostra, Online Content Editor, Healio Endocrinology

“I am incredibly proud of our team’s daily dedication to delivering top-tier news and education for health care professionals,” John Schoen, vice president of News & Initiatives at Healio, said in the release. “APEX’s continued recognition across so many different categories highlights our team’s daily drive to provide high-quality medical education. They earned this honor.”