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
Vaccine initiation may be declining already in children aged 12-15 years.
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Americans’ sun protection practices fall short of intentions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Plus, a product that puts cleanliness next to snail-iness.