Karen Shakerdge
Reporter/Producer, WXXIKaren Shakerdge is a health reporter/producer for WXXI and Side Effects Public Media. From a young anthropology student to a documentary film producer to an oral historian and now radio reporter, Karen has been asking people questions about their lives in one way or another for almost 10 years.
The Association of Health Care Journalists recognized her story about liver transplantation with an Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Her piece about breast density notification laws received a Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Karen has a B.A. in Cultural Studies and Media Studies from The New School and M.A. from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
-
Mary Rivera knew something wasn’t right, but she still didn’t go to the doctor. “I knew that my uterus wasn’t where it should've been, but I didn’t have… -
In Betsy Irish’s room, it’s all about the music. There is a big boom box in the corner, framed CD jackets and a special box just for Christmas music.... -
Attorney Ann Williams meets her 33-year-old client for the first time at a legal clinic in Rochester, NY.She asks him questions about what it’s like to… -
Increased coverage for transgender medical care and services are taking effect for Medicaid plans in New York.The Department of Health has established… -
David Hutchinson got health insurance for the first time in his life about a year ago. Now he’s worried he might lose it.After someone helped him sign up… -
People find themselves in all kinds of unexpected situations on or leading up to Election Day — including ending up in the hospital.Nearly half of elderly… -
The New York Milk Bank is small, spotless and noisy. Two massive stainless steel freezers are stocked with little glass bottles of pasteurized breast… -
Public health is due for an upgrade. That was one take-away of a recent lecture from a 20-plus year veteran of the field, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal… -
Dennis Rodgers flips over a bright pink piece of paper and rattles off his choices: “Attempt resuscitation or do not attempt resuscitation... to do… -
It was a busy summer for environmental safety workers at the school district in Rochester, New York, where employees sampled over 2,000 school water…
