All Pieces for Karen Brown

 
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An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:26
Caption: Norman Rockwell - Doctor and Doll, Credit: WikiArt Visual Encyclopedia
A half-hour, sound-rich documentary that follows a group of medical residents as they decide whether to enter the fraught field of primary care, or...

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Orphans in Romania., Credit: Mike Carroll for Harvard University
What makes some people able to cope with life's challenges better than others? A growing field of science is peering into the brain to find an answer.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kathy Picard, Credit: Karen Brown
It's no surprise that early trauma can effect someone for years to come, but researchers in Massachusetts are starting to understanding what exactl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPIK-LP, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 3
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 PRX Remix and Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
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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: 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 KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 4
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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 KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 4
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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 KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 4
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 WRST-FM Oshkosh, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, KUT, and WILL


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 5
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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: 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 WTJU, WRVO Public Media, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 3
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Who benefits from the greatly expanded public health programs, and who doesn't.

  • Added: May 25, 2009
  • Length: 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: 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: 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 Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 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: 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 Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 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: 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: 05:36