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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LGBT adults more likely to use tobacco
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: June 25, 2014
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Survey: Insurance companies, government blamed for cost of health care
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: June 24, 2014
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Republicans more likely to report being hurt by health reform
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: June 13, 2014
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Cancer survivors have higher medical costs
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: June 12, 2014
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Imaging procedure costs higher in the United States
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: June 5, 2014
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Million Hearts indicators coming up short
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 29, 2014
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U.S. has more obese people than any other country
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 28, 2014
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Longer-term opioid use in workers’ comp cases highest in Louisiana
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 15, 2014
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10% of Americans take five or more prescription drugs
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 15, 2014
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Celebrex cost high in United States, low in Canada
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 13, 2014
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Humira, Enbrel costs highest in the United States
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 13, 2014
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First-birth rates in older women up more than 400% since 1970
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 12, 2014
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Physician offices provided $10.5 billion in uncompensated care in 2013
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 8, 2014
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Big-city primary care physicians use fewer midlevel providers
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 8, 2014
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Black children more likely to visit ED with injuries
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: May 6, 2014