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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    8 ways Obamacare has proved its critics wrong8 ways Obamacare has proved its critics wrong
    Health Care

    Americans are “not interested” in buying what the president was selling, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh declared on his radio show in late October.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Study: 1 in 5 Dutch doctors would help physically healthy people dieStudy: 1 in 5 Dutch doctors would help physically healthy people die
    Politics

    The Netherlands was the first country to legalize euthanasia. Now, some doctors say the law should go even further.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    5 countries that treat new moms better than the US5 countries that treat new moms better than the US
    archives

    Sweden comes in first for the longest paid leave requirements.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Heart disease kills way more people than war, murder, and traffic accidents combinedHeart disease kills way more people than war, murder, and traffic accidents combined
    Politics

    The scariest causes of death — war, murder, car accidents — are also some of the least common ways that we die.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Steven Brill on Obamacare, how to write a book, and the future of media
    Features

    An interview with the author of America’s Bitter Pill.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Life
    Five of David Carr’s most memorable storiesFive of David Carr’s most memorable stories
    Life

    His work ranged from true crime to memoir to media reporter, but always held his trademark wit, style, and empathy.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Doctors think patients ask for medicine they don’t need. This study says that’s not true.Doctors think patients ask for medicine they don’t need. This study says that’s not true.
    Politics

    Patients request additional treatment in 9 percent of conversations with doctors.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    The problem with home-cooked mealsThe problem with home-cooked meals
    archives

    “The idea that home cooking is inherently ideal reflects an elite foodie standpoint.”

    By Sarah Kliff
    Science
    Another reason to love IUDs: they last even longer than we thoughtAnother reason to love IUDs: they last even longer than we thought
    Science

    If IUDs last longer, women can spend less on birth control

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Atul Gawande explains the biggest problem with dying in AmericaAtul Gawande explains the biggest problem with dying in America
    Politics

    “We always have something more we can do. That’s the problem.”

    By Sarah Kliff