Measles kills New York child

Scholar power: 92.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David L. Katz	39%	63	92.9%

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84.0%

66.6 h

0

92.9%

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0.09

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Reposted by Trudy Harpham

12%

Scholar power: 12.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trudy Harpham	20%	40	12.6%

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Scholar power

83.0%

68.6 h

320

12.6%

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0.079

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by Timothy D. McBride Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

45%

Scholar power: 45.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	29%	23	41.7%
🎓 Aaron Sojourner	7%	23	3.4%
Total			45.1%

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92.0%

66.5 h

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45.1%

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0.057

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/n...

Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the death in Lewis County reflects eroding vaccination levels. The state is experiencing a significant outbreak of the viral illness.

www.nytimes.com

November 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM

Reposted by Zeynep Tufekci

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Zeynep Tufekci	0%	27	0.0%

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87.0%

67.1 h

884

0.0%

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0.026

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Reposted by Zeynep Tufekci

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Zeynep Tufekci	0%	27	0.0%

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Scholar power

88.0%

67.1 h

156

0.0%

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0.015

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by Aaron Sojourner

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Aaron Sojourner	7%	23	10.1%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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85.0%

66.1 h

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10.1%

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0.01

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Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

Measles killed a New York child again
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/n...

Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the death in Lewis County reflects eroding vaccination levels. The state is experiencing a significant outbreak of the viral illness.

www.nytimes.com

November 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM

by Smith

8%

Scholar power: 8.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 48%, Medicine 33%, Biology 10%, Sociology 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Smith	8%	12	8.3%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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85.0%

67.0 h

0

8.3%

Ranking score

0.008

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Tara C. Smith

@aetiology.bsky.social

Another child dead from #measles as Kennedy refuses to validate a faster measles diagnostic test and he's claimed he ended measles outbreaks "overnight." He needs to go.

Child in New York dies after contracting measles, governor says | CNN

A child in Lewis County, New York, has died after contracting measles, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Monday. It is the state’s first measles-related death in 30 years.

www.cnn.com

November 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM

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