Lucas Franki is an associate editor for MDedge News, and has been with the company since 2014. He has a BA in English from Penn State University and is an Eagle Scout.
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The longevity gene: Healthy mutant reverses heart aging
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Poor sleep may be paranormal, and a chatbot may be ready for medical school.
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It’s all about the brains: Guilt placebos, transplants, and negative feelings
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Ease guilt the deceptively modern way, pull the old brain switcheroo, and learn the benefits of unhappiness.
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Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The ancient origins of smallpox and the medical world’s newest additions to an inventive hall of fame.
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Medical practice gave 8,000 patients cancer for Christmas
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Genes like time-restricted eating and meditations on the U.S. national stress.
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Bad breath? Mouthwash is out. Yogurt is in.
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus back-to-back bacteria: The fermented way to fight halitosis, and the efficient way to gain weight.
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All the National Health Service wants for Christmas is tea and biscuits
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Sugar can be healthier and humans can still evolve.
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Have you heard the one about the cow in the doctor’s office?
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Shifty eyes reveal decisions, soap is good food.
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Everyone wins when losers get paid
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Utilizing ancient Greek warriors to plant trees in your neighborhood, and one toilet’s journey down the yellow brick road in search of a...
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Looking for a healthy meat substitute? Consider the potato
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The beginning of the end for “monkeypox,” dancing without hearing, and fighting without doctors … and socks.
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Give bacterial diversity a chance: The antibiotic dichotomy
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: An Apple product is actually the affordable option, and irradiated rats fill in for sleeping astronauts.
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Have you heard the one about the emergency dept. that called 911?
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: LDL cholesterol unimpressed by heart-healthy supplements, and college students emboldened by negative COVID tests.
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The truth of alcohol consequences
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: It’s nice to share … COVID infection data, and there’s another reason to hate January.
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Many specialists are on the wrong side of the patient-jargon relationship
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Obesity could put the sand in sandwiches, and Reliebo could be the antianxiety robot we’ve been looking for.
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This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.
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Keep menstrual cramps away the dietary prevention way
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Unemotional robots provoke emotional humans, superorganisms walk and leap around children’s mouths.