Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
25 news sources are covering this Health story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
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Where it stands
- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 28 distinct news outlets with 29 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 38.
- Primary Driver: 25 news sources are covering this Health story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
- Predictive Outlook: Newsylist algorithmic models forecast this story will remain a dominant headline through tomorrow.
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"Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 25 articles from 25 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Springfield News-Sun, Latest news from Azerbaijan, geneonline.com and STAT. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.
Synthesized under Newsylist open intelligence methodology from multi-source international newsroom telemetry. Updated 89d ago.
The reporting (29)
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Obit Martha Lillard Springfield News-Sun · 92d ago
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Last American in Iron Lung Dies at 78 Newser · 96d ago
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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78 KXAN Austin · 96d ago broke it first
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