Elizabeth Cohen’s in-depth coverage of Hurricane Katrina earned her both an Emmy Award and the prestigious Peabody Award. Her reporting included critical stories such as the emergency airlift of premature infants and the relocation of cancer patients in need of urgent care. Cohen also played a key role in CNN’s Emmy-winning coverage of the September 11 attacks. Her powerful feature, A Lesson Before Dying, which detailed the final healthcare choices of a terminal patient, received the National Headliner Award.
In addition to her other accolades, Cohen has received the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Gracie Award, and the Mental Health America Media Award. Her commitment to inclusive medical journalism was further acknowledged by honors from the Newswomen’s Club of New York and the New York Association of Black Journalists. These awards were in recognition of her work addressing the health disparities faced by African Americans in accessing bone marrow transplants.
Grounded in her belief that medical journalism serves as a form of community education, Cohen launched The Empowered Patient to provide practical, accessible information for healthcare consumers. Her initiative emphasizes patient advocacy and aims to equip audiences with information that enables better medical decision-making.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 30 Nov, 1900 |
| Age: | 119 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Twitter Id: | Elizcohencnn |
