Karen Brown
Health Reporter at New England Public Media
health reporter (New England Public Radio, NPR), print freelancer (NYT, Boston Globe), former Knight Fellow - interest in mental health, brain science, trauma
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1 week ago |
nepm.org | Karen Brown
One of the law firms that made a controversial deal with President Donald Trump is getting angry pushback from former associates — including one Springfield housing leader. In 1990, Gerry McCafferty was a fellow at the international law firm known as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. McCafferty said the fellowship allowed her to give free legal services to homeless people and set her on a path to her current job as Springfield’s housing director.
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1 week ago |
kffhealthnews.org | Karen Brown
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment. “You’d call and you’re talking about weeks to a month,” Andrews said. That’s not surprising, as many workplace surveys show the supply of primary care doctors has fallen well below the demand, especially in rural areas such as western Massachusetts.
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1 week ago |
nhpr.org | Karen Brown
Community health centers say they are often overlooked when people search for medical providers, even though they are open to everyone. But now they are worried health services could be severely reduced under the Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago |
nepm.org | Karen Brown
Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Karen Brown / NEPMRed Fire Farm -- with 200 acres of farmland in Montague and Granby, Massachusetts -- grows produce and flowers. Western Massachusetts farms are warning of higher prices and less produce as federal cuts and other pressures mount against them.
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3 weeks ago |
nepm.org | Karen Brown
Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Jill Kaufman / NEPM Farm advocates are urging western Massachusetts farmers to learn about their workers' rights following recent arrests by the US immigration agency. Four undocumented workers from Red Fire Farm were reportedly arrested in March as part of a Springfield raid by ICE. Red Fire Farm has land in Granby and Montague.
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