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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COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases drop to 6-month low
No increase seen in children’s share of weekly and cumulative cases.
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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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Small increase seen in new COVID-19 cases among children
Data-administration issues in Rhode Island raised its case total by 30% in just 1 week.
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Possible obesity effect detected in cancer death rates
As with heart disease, declines in mortality for some cancers seem to be affected by the obesity epidemic.
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Pandemic took a cut of cosmetic procedures in 2020
The number of minimally invasive procedures dropped by 16%, compared with 2019.
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Porous pill printing and prognostic poop
Plus, we reveal the coolest COVID-19 vaccine and check out the contents of a 200-year-old outhouse.
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New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
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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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Trend reversed: New cases of COVID-19 decline in children
Children’s share of weekly cases continues to rise, setting another pandemic high.
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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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Children’s share of COVID-19 burden has never been higher
The number of new cases in the United States has gone up in 4 of the last 5 weeks.
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Teen tanning bed ban would prevent more than 15,000 melanoma cases
As a public health intervention, ban compares favorably with smoking education campaigns and breast cancer screening.
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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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COVID-19 in children: New cases on the rise again
Latest trend is starting to look like the beginning of the next surge.
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Survey shines light on pediatric dermatologists’ earnings
Over three-quarters of respondents were women, but they averaged $76,000 less than men in 2019.