Richard Franki is the associate editor who writes and creates graphs. He started with the company in 1987, when it was known as the International Medical News Group. In his years as a journalist, Richard has worked for Cap Cities/ABC, Disney, Harcourt, Elsevier, Quadrant, Frontline, and Internet Brands. In the 1990s, he was a contributor to the ill-fated Indications column, predecessor of Livin' on the MDedge.
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Children and COVID: Vaccination trends beginning to diverge
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- Richard Franki
Vaccine initiation may be declining already in children aged 12-15 years.
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Americans’ sun protection practices fall short of intentions
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- Richard Franki
Survey suggests “that many people ... believe skin cancer won’t happen to them.”
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The most important meal of the day, with extra zinc
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus, livers live the hop life and babies get scared by their microbiomes.
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As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
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- Richard Franki
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.
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Minnesota named best place to practice in 2021
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- Richard Franki
Medscape ranking finds that West Virginia is not so wonderful for physicians.
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The pandemic changed smokers, but farming didn’t change humans
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Also, find out which organs are secretly sharing their proteins and which dreams are a coping mechanism.
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By the numbers: Children and COVID-19 prevention
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- Richard Franki
Completion of the vaccine regimen takes a big jump among the youngest eligible recipients.
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Noses can be electronic, and toilets can be smart
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Smartphone app takes on junk food, while chromosomes and universes get weighed.
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Children aged 12-15 years continue to close COVID-19 vaccination gap
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- Richard Franki
Adolescents represented the largest share of the U.S. population initiating vaccination in the 14 days ending May 30.
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Dermatologists took 2020’s income drop in stride
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- Richard Franki
Dermatologists weekly hours have returned to prepandemic levels, but they are seeing 16% fewer patients.
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Gene therapy is bad business, and hugging chickens is just … bad
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus, brains that can type and geologists who conduct kidney research.
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COVID’s big impact made a fairly small dent in GI earnings
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- Richard Franki
Gastroenterologists’ larger-than-average drop in compensation was not enough to reverse their earnings positivity.
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COVID-19 vaccination rate rising quickly among adolescents
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- Richard Franki
For the 2 weeks ending May 24, children aged 12-15 years initiated over 21% of all vaccinations in the United States.
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First issue vs. April 2021 issue: Much has changed since 1971
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- Richard Franki
50-year journey through the world of family medicine has taken us from oral contraceptives to COVID-19.
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A new take on breathing and a performance-enhancing placebo
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
Plus, a product that puts cleanliness next to snail-iness.