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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

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    How much Americans sleep, in one mapHow much Americans sleep, in one map
    Health Care

    Brooklynites stay up the latest — and residents of Maui have the earliest bedtimes.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    This researcher gave 10,000 women free birth control. Here’s what she found.This researcher gave 10,000 women free birth control. Here’s what she found.
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    “A lot of women know about the IUD but there is so much misinformation.”

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Here’s how a hospital builds an Ebola-proof roomHere’s how a hospital builds an Ebola-proof room
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    There are four hospitals in the United States with special isolation wings to treat highly infectious patients. George Risi runs one of them.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health
    Measles is nine times as contagious as EbolaMeasles is nine times as contagious as Ebola
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    Its easier to catch SARS, HIV, or mumps than it is to catch Ebola.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Court ruling closes all but 8 Texas abortion clinicsCourt ruling closes all but 8 Texas abortion clinics
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    Most Texas abortion clinics will be forced to close tonight after an appellate court upheld a stringent state law requiring all facilities to become ambulatory surgical centers.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    St. Louis gave teens free birth control, and they now have very low abortion ratesSt. Louis gave teens free birth control, and they now have very low abortion rates
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    IUDs are pretty great at preventing pregnancy.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Stop reading this story and go get a flu shotStop reading this story and go get a flu shot
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    Here’s a more productive way to stay healthy this fall than worrying abut the incredibly unlikely event of an American Ebola outbreak: Get a flu shot.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Public Health
    15 charts, maps, and photos that explain the Ebola outbreak15 charts, maps, and photos that explain the Ebola outbreak
    Public Health

    Quickly understand the worst Ebola outbreak ever

    By Joe Posner, Sarah Kliff and 1 more
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    Map: These are all the countries with confirmed Ebola casesMap: These are all the countries with confirmed Ebola cases
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    The United States is the seventh country with a Ebola patient diagnosed this year, and the only country outside of Africa with a confirmed case.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Watch: CDC press conference announcing first Ebola diagnosisWatch: CDC press conference announcing first Ebola diagnosis
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    You can watch the CDC’s press conference announcing the first Ebola diagnosis in the United States here.

    By Sarah Kliff