Study: Autism shaves an average of 14 years from life expectancy, with flu the leading contributor
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"Study: Autism shaves an average of 14 years from life expectancy, with flu the leading contributor" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include StudyFinds, Newsweek and cidrap.umn.edu. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Autistic Adults On Medicaid Are Dying 14 Years Too Soon, Study Finds StudyFinds · 22h ago
- Common Neurodivergent Condition Linked to 14-Year Life Expectancy Gap Newsweek · 22h ago
- Study: Autism shaves an average of 14 years from life expectancy, with flu the leading contributor cidrap.umn.edu · 22h ago
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