Results
Winner
Unblinded: The Start-Up That Launched a Revolution in Saving Sight
David Guyer
Ian Keldoulis
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) used to be the #1 cause of blindness in the developed world, with no effective treatments. The disease became known for robbing its elderly victims of their central vision and the opportunity to age gracefully, leaving them with the fear of going blind. Today, this is no longer the case for most people. This book chronicles the discovery of anti-VEGF (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor) therapies, and the role Dr. Guyer played in this medical breakthrough. This treatment has saved millions from blindness, as anti-VEGF therapies are now the most commonly-used treatment for AMD. This book helps readers see how to overcome great obstacles even in the face of adversity, ways to turn setbacks into success, and the process to develop a solution mindset. Proceeds from the book also go to the Wise Eyes Foundation non-profit organization, with a mission to reduce the unmet need in large population retinal diseases through research and patient support.
Winner
Become an Empowered Patient: Get Care You Need When You Need It
Deane Waldman
Vance Gin
Become an Empowered Patient helps people understand why the healthcare system often feels expensive, delayed, confusing, and out of their control. The book gives readers a clearer view of how insurance, government rules, third-party payers, and bureaucracy affect access, cost, and quality of care. More importantly, it encourages patients to stop feeling powerless and start becoming informed advocates for themselves and their families. By explaining healthcare problems in plain language and offering the Empower Patients Initiative as a patient-centered solution, the book helps readers ask better questions, understand where their healthcare dollars go, and demand more timely, affordable, and personal care. It also restores hope by showing that change does not have to start only in Washington—it can begin with everyday Americans learning how to take charge of their own medical decisions and push for a system that serves patients first.
Winner
Sé un Paciente Empoderado: Recibe la atención médica que necesitas cuando la necesites
Deane Waldman
Vance Ginn
Become an Empowered Patient and its Spanish version, Sé un Paciente Empoderado, help readers better understand a healthcare system that often feels expensive, confusing, delayed, and out of their control. The book explains how insurance, government rules, third-party payers, and bureaucracy can affect access, cost, and quality of care. More importantly, it encourages patients and families to stop feeling powerless and become informed advocates for themselves. By presenting healthcare issues in plain, practical language, the book helps readers ask better questions, understand their options, recognize where their healthcare dollars go, and make stronger decisions when seeking care. With both English and Spanish editions available, its message can reach more communities and families who need guidance. This book helps people gain confidence, protect their health, save money where possible, and push for a healthcare system that puts patients—not bureaucracy—first.
Finalist
Dear Carer,
Sarah Martin
When someone you love is struggling with their mental health, life can shift in an instant. Suddenly you’re searching for answers you never imagined needing. Trying to hold your world together and at the same time helping someone find their way through the dark. Sarah sits alongside carers, psychiatrists, psychologists, doctors, nurses, police, paramedics, and clinicians to unravel the topics carers are so often left to navigate alone. She explores emergency care, recovery care and more, and shows in small but powerful ways, how carers can use tools to support and advocate for their loved ones, while still caring for themselves.
Dear Carer, is not just a book. It’s a hand to hold, a breath of reassurance, and a reminder that love, steady, imperfect, or determined, can light even the darkest moments.