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Sarah Kliff
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It's a new year, so I'm looking into new stories! One is about NICU care, big bills that come with it, and new research showing it maybe overused. If you're a family with a recent NICU stay, I'd be grateful to hear about your experience. Tell me here: nytimes.com/2023/12/16/healt…

Did Your Baby Spend Time in the NICU? Tell Us About It. (Published 2023)

We want to hear from families about their experiences and medical bills in the past five years.

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The United States spends less on long-term care for the elderly than most other wealthy countries. A joint KFF Health News - @nytimes project shows the results: 3 million people without needed care. Read the project, reported by @ReedAbelson & @jordanrau: kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
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What do Japan, Singapore, the Netherlands, Canada and Britain have in common? They all do a better job than the U.S. in taking care of their elderly. @jordanrau reports on how they do it: kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…

What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World - KFF Health News

Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle-class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.

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It was a good month if you like celestial spaghetti nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Paula Span@paula_span30 Oct 2023
Q: A year after the FDA's regulations allowed sale of self-fitting over the counter hearing aids, how's it going? A: Lower prices, wider availability, and still a lot of consumer confusion. nytimes.com/2023/10/30/healt…

Hearing Aids Are More Affordable, and Perhaps More Needed, Than Ever (Published 2023)

Over-the-counter devices have been available for a year now. New research suggests they may have unexpected benefits.

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Paula Span@paula_span17 Oct 2023
My annual NYT explainer on the differences between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, and the sometimes tricky decision making involved. nytimes.com/explain/2022/med…
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If you've ever heard a voice, this may be why. My new piece for @NYTScience, about research by @OrepicPavo nytimes.com/2023/10/18/scien…

If You’ve Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn’t There, This Could Be Why (Published 2023)

With a ghostly finger in a lab, researchers coaxed people to hear phantom voices.

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Illicit vapes are flooding store shelves despite F.D.A.'s authority to shape the market. Meant to ease adults off cigarettes, now an estimated 40% of e-cigarette users are under 25. tinyurl.com/ydbhht2s (Gift link)
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Grizzlies are reclaiming their old realm, despite the fact it is often occupied by people. Can there be coexistence? My latest, in today's New York Times. nytimes.com/2023/10/09/scien…
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Ana Ionova@ana_ionova10 Oct 2023
Among Indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Navajo Nation down to the rainforests of Brazil, events like Saturday's annular eclipse have a special meaning. Got to contribute to this fascinating @nytimes story with @__katrinarenee and @KannoYoungs nyti.ms/3rTQdT3

A Solar Eclipse Shines Light on Traditions That Still Matter Today (Gift Article)

Among Indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Navajo Nation down to the rainforests of Brazil, events like the annular eclipse on Saturday have important and distinctive cultural meanings.

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the scariest creature of all? Spoiler alert; it's us. Story by me for @nytimes nytimes.com/2023/10/05/scien…
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NEW: One of the greatest mysteries in the solar system concerns Saturn's iconic rings: where did they come from? Some gorgeous new simulations suggest that they were forged when two icy moons collided, unleashing ring-making shards. Me, for @NYTScience nytimes.com/2023/09/28/scien…
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My beat basically consists of 1) dead animals 2) drugs 3) arguments between fairy circle researchers. @NYTScience nytimes.com/2023/09/26/scien…

Satellites Show Mysterious Fairy Circles in More Parts of the World (Published 2023)

Researchers say that the rings of vegetation, which had mostly been studied in Namibia and Australia, may exist in 15 countries.

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When paint fades, art conservators join forces with scientists -- my newest story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2023/09/18/scien… @NYTScience

Why Miró’s Yellows Have Lost Their Brilliance (Published 2023)

Researchers discovered that a particular brand of paint favored by the Spanish artist had an atomic structure that predisposed it to degradation.

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66 million years ago, an asteroid impact wiped out nearly 75% of life on Earth, including the non-avian dinosaurs. But a new paper finds that flowering plants weathered the cataclysmic close of the Mesozoic surprisingly well🌸☄️ My latest for @NYTScience: nytimes.com/2023/09/12/scien…

Wiping Out the Dinosaurs Let Countless Flowers Bloom (Published 2023)

While the extinction affected some flower species, most lineages survived and the catastrophe may have helped them become a dominant form of plant life.

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A riddle haunts the Titan disaster. It’s the presence on the doomed craft of Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77. Why was he, of all people, diving repeatedly to the Titanic on a submersible that many experts saw as a catastrophe waiting to happen? nytimes.com/2023/09/11/scien…

A Diver Feared the Titan Sub, but Couldn’t Resist the Titanic (Published 2023)

Paul-Henri Nargeolet mixed decades of passion for the ship of dreams with repeated dives and recoveries meant to save what remained of the famous ocean liner.

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A new project aims to bring brain science to nuclear launch protocols. How's that going? I tried to find out. nytimes.com/2023/08/21/scien…

Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s All in Our Heads? (Published 2023)

Some experts want to apply recent neuroscience research to the decision making that could lead to doomsday.

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Paula Span@paula_span19 Aug 2023
How have the nation's nursing homes performed during the pandemic? The initial federal vaccine rollout was a bright spot. A series of studies, and the death toll of 167,000 residents and at least 3100 staffers, shows how the rest of it went. nytimes.com/2023/08/19/healt…
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Dennis Overbye@overbye18 Aug 2023
The information booth at the end of the universe. nytimes.com/2023/08/18/scien…

The Biggest Question Mark in Astronomy? You’re Looking at It. (Published 2023)

Close scrutiny of a recent image from the Webb Space Telescope revealed some questionable punctuation.

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NEW: For the first time, Neptune's ethereal clouds have all but vanished. Astronomers, keen to crack the case, created a 30-year photo album of the electric-blue orb to hunt for clues. Now, they've named the prime suspect: the sun. Me, for @NYTScience: nytimes.com/2023/08/18/scien…

Neptune’s Clouds Have Vanished, and Scientists Think They Know Why (Published 2023)

A recent study suggests a relationship between solar cycles and the atmosphere of the solar system’s eighth planet.

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