All Pieces for Karen Brown

 
Caption: Meghan, Brady, Diane (L-R), Credit: Karen Brown
A Massachusetts woman carried a baby for her best friend, who has cystic fibrosis; baby Brady was born in August. This is a follow-up to a previous...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sheila Murphy
Woody Allen made hypochondria famous as a source of self-deprecating humor, but this clinical condition can be seriously debilitating for individua...

Bought by Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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A woman carries a baby to term for her best friend, whose chronic disease would make pregnancy hazardous.

  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:58
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Families in the low-income community of Holyoke, MA -- who successfully lost weight through a community clinic program -- are trying to share their...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:17
  • Purchases: 3
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This feature profiles a 9-year-old girl named Kihuanna who, at 4 foot one and 139 pounds, has a body mass index twice what it should be. With the h...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:17
  • Purchases: 3
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One health center in Holyoke, MA addresses the 50 percent rate of overweight and obese children in this predominantly low-income, Puerto Rican comm...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Smith  Spirit Squad, Credit: Smith College
A new cheerleading squad at one of the country's pre-eminent women's colleges -- alma mater of Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan -- is raising eyebr...

Bought by KUOW, KUT, and WILL


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Urgent Care clinics are doing brisk business as the primary care shortage sends patients their way.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:21
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Veterans are entering college in droves thanks to the new GI bill -- but they often need help adjusting to campus life, and not all colleges are pr...

Bought by WRVO and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Who benefits from the greatly expanded public health programs, and who doesn't.

  • Added: May 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:28
Caption: Gary Cloutier, uninsured, Credit: Karen Brown
How the Massachusetts public is responding to the law that requires them to buy health insurance

  • Added: May 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:35
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A look back at how Massachusetts' landmark health care law was passed -- setting the stage, making compromises, moving forward.

  • Added: May 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:40
Caption: Gary Cloutier, small business owner, uninsured, Credit: Karen Brown
An unfortunate byproduct of the health insurance mandate in Massachusetts -- the marketing of health plans that don't add up.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WAMC


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Artist Xylor Jane
Artists and writers are among the new demographic getting free or subsidized health care under Massachusetts health reform. They say it allows them...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dr. Dan Levy, who left his private practice, Credit: Karen Brown
Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequ...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:39
  • Purchases: 2
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Part 3 of Teen Pregnancy Series -- featuring the vibrant voices of teenage moms

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 00:05:47
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Part 2 in series on teen pregnancy -- a peer-centered response to the problem.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 00:05:36
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First of a series on teen pregnancy in Western Massachusetts -- a candid look at the problem by those on the frontline.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 00:05:02
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A prominent feminist from the 60s and her grown-up daughter have an intimate conversation about family, work, politics, and the very different choi...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 00:06:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Sound-rich documentary about the effect of mental illness on "well" siblings

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WCQS, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ, and WFUV


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 00:29:30
  • Purchases: 5