Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds
📍 Where it landed
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The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 26d ago, after coverage quieted.
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 6 distinct news outlets with 6 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 4.
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"Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Health sector, tracked across 6 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
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Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds foxnews.com · 89d ago broke it first
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