Melanie was awarded the American Pain Society 2015 Kathleen Foley Journalist Award.

Melanie's piece about an experimental treatment for children with food allergies appeared as a cover story in The New York Times Magazine. more details >

She was selected for a Presidential Commendation from the American Academy of Pain Medicine for her work on the Insititute of Medicine Committee on Advancing Pain Research and for her book The Pain Chronicles. award presentation details >

The Pain Chronicles was a finalist for the PEN West Prize for Literary Nonfiction.