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 pandemic changed smokers, but farming didn’t change humans
Also, find out which organs are secretly sharing their proteins and which dreams are a coping mechanism.
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Noses can be electronic, and toilets can be smart
Smartphone app takes on junk food, while chromosomes and universes get weighed.
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Gene therapy is bad business, and hugging chickens is just … bad
Plus, brains that can type and geologists who conduct kidney research.
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A new take on breathing and a performance-enhancing placebo
Plus, a product that puts cleanliness next to snail-iness.
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Canned diabetes prevention and a haunted COVID castle
Plus, a cheaper, fuzzier way to test for coronavirus.
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Drinking your way to heart failure, and the fringe benefits of COVID-19 vaccination
Plus, loneliness as a health issue and high-flying, high-technology shirts.
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Helpful giant rodents and our old friend, the hookworm
Plus, counting public restroom aerosols and raising less intelligent mice.
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Seeing is bleeding, and smelling is perceiving
Plus, the twin joys of superfetation and Lady Liberty’s contribution to COVID-19 misinformation.
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Life after death, and the case of the disappearing digit
Plus, Star Trek retractions and full placebo disclosure.
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Match Day 2021: Pediatrics experiences slow, steady growth
Since 2017, pediatrics has offered more slots every year, rising from 2,738 in 2017 to 2,901 in 2021, an overall growth rate of just under 6%.
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Match Day 2021: Dermatology holds steady
Available dermatology PGY-2 slots fell by 0.2% from 478 in 2020 to 477 in 2021, but 471 slots were filled in 2021, 2 more than last year.
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FDA approves Qwo for treatment of cellulite
The first injectable cellulite treatment receives regulatory approval.
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FDA approves Cosentyx for treatment of active nr-axSpA
The approval marks secukinumab’s fourth approved indication, following moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing...
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FDA approves Uplizna for treatment of anti-AQP4 antibody–positive NMOSD
Second FDA-approved therapy for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder offers patients additional treatment option.
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Baloxavir effective, well tolerated for influenza treatment in children
This phase 3 trial demonstrates that the investigational drug baloxavir marboxil is noninferior to oseltamivir, a drug for alleviating flu...