Karen Brown
Reporter/Producer/HostKaren is a radio and print journalist who focuses on health care, mental health, children’s issues, and other topics about the human condition. She has been a full-time radio reporter for NEPM since 1998. Her features and documentaries have won a number of national awards, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award, Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Award, Third Coast Audio Festival Award, and the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize.
Karen’s work has appeared on NPR, in The New York Times, and other outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She earned a Masters of Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996.
She can be reached at karen_brown [at] nepm.org.
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En la primera parte de nuestra serie, reportamos cómo la frustrante búsqueda para una cita de atención primaria en el oeste de Mass. afecta la salud de las personas. La segunda parte se acerca a una respuesta a la crisis — membresías médicas — la cual realmente podría estar empeorando la escasez. -
In part one of our series, we reported on how the frustrating search for a primary care appointment in western Mass affects people’s health. Part 2 looks at one response to the crisis —concierge care — which may actually be making the shortage worse.
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The Infinite Waiting Room (Part 1): WMass patients endure maddening search for a primary care doctorIt's never been harder to get an appointment with a primary care doctor, as the supply falls well short of the demand. The problem is nationwide, but western Massachusetts is especially short on doctors — and many people say their health is suffering in concrete ways. -
A federal judge is set to hear arguments this week on the Trump administration's order to slash "indirect costs" for NIH grants. Scientists in Massachusetts and elsewhere say health advancements would suffer greatly. -
The Health Incentives Program (HIP) now only offers $20 per family, compared to $40-to-$80 previously. Farmers and advocates say, without restored funding, they will have to reduce winter market options. -
Northampton, Massachusetts, writer Barry Werth's latest book is "Prisoner of Lies." It's about Jack Downey, a CIA operative who was imprisoned in China for more than 20 years because the U.S. government would not acknowledge he was a spy. -
President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors have threatened to punish or defund colleges for their diversity programs. Mount Holyoke's President Danielle Holley wants other leaders to fight back. -
Stanley Clerge was arrested in 2023 for domestic violence but criminal charges were dropped. A POST Commission attorney wants him decertified as an officer. -
Thousands of western Mass. patients will retain access to the region's largest provider, following several months of tense negotiations. -
Wellpoint, which administers health plans for state and municipal employees in Massachusetts, said Baystate wants to charge too much for its services. Baystate said Wellpoint is offering too little.
