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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

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    Report: 8-year-old hit with tear gas in FergusonReport: 8-year-old hit with tear gas in Ferguson
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    Police hit an 8-year-old boy with tear gas during protests in Ferguson, MO on Sunday night, according to reporters at the Huffington Post.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    We’re eating too much salt. And it’s killing us.We’re eating too much salt. And it’s killing us.
    Health Care

    The world has an increasingly high taste for salty foods — a taste that new research suggests leads to to 1.65 million excess deaths annually.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Congress is coming for your XL movie popcornCongress is coming for your XL movie popcorn
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    Obamacare may be coming for your extra large movie theater popcorn — all 1,030 calories of it — if two Democratic legislators get their way.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Police Violence
    Rubber bullets are absolutely unsafeRubber bullets are absolutely unsafe
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    Multiple people have died from rubber bullet wounds, and many more have been disabled.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Study finds a five-fold superbug increaseStudy finds a five-fold superbug increase
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    Superbugs are resistant to antibiotics — and on the rise.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    24 states losing billions not expanding Medicaid24 states losing billions not expanding Medicaid
    Health Care

    States that aren’t expanding Medicaid are leaving a total of $423 billion in federal funds on the table over the next decade.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    310,000 Obamacare enrollees’ coverage at risk310,000 Obamacare enrollees’ coverage at risk
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    The Obama administration will terminate coverage for enrollees who don’t submit proof of legal residency by September 5.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Admitting privileges are the new abortion fightAdmitting privileges are the new abortion fight
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    A fierce fight over a new wave of abortion regulations is quickly rising through the federal courts — and experts say it could land in front of the Supreme Court as soon as next spring.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Obamacare’s next sign-up period will be confusingObamacare’s next sign-up period will be confusing
    Health Care

    If you want to understand why some health policy experts are worried about the challenges of the next Obamacare enrollment period, this graphic from Colorado’s health exchange is a pretty good explanation.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    How a tech company plans to revive the house callHow a tech company plans to revive the house call
    Health Care

    An Uber co-founder’s next venture is an app that delivers doctors to your house.

    By Sarah Kliff