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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Tiny hitchhikers like to ride in the trunk
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Flushing fireworks, MRI metamaterials, and the architecture of intelligence.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases down by more than half
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- Richard Franki
As the effects of Omicron diminish, so does interest in vaccination.
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Small group of higher-volume antibiotic prescribers identified
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- Richard Franki
Top 10% of Medicare providers “wrote a median of 284 antibiotic prescriptions, compared with a median of 41 among lower-volume prescribers” in...
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If you’ve got 3 seconds, then you’ve got time to work out
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Golf’s newest birdie, an online community that tingles, and procrastinating brains.
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Children and COVID: New cases down again, but still ‘extremely high’
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- Richard Franki
After 3 months, the vaccination of 5- to 11-year-olds is falling behind that of older children.
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Increased diversity remains elusive for dermatological research
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- Richard Franki
Non-White and female representation has dropped considerably among patients in psoriasis trials since 2015.
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If you give a mouse a genetically engineered bitcoin wallet
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Monkeys that don’t drink, water that’s unsafe to drink, and mud that’s unsafe to eat or drink.
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Children and COVID-19: The Omicron tide may have turned
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- Richard Franki
New pediatric cases down by 30% as admissions, ED visits, and vaccinations follow suit.
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We’re dying to tell you about fatigability
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: An unethical medical NFT, a boy’s robot avatar, and the plane truth about COVID.
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Children and COVID: United States passes 10 million total cases
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- Richard Franki
Weekly cases exceed 1 million for the first time as Omicron sets records among the vaccinated.
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Make America beautiful: Support mask mandates
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus astro-anemia, ICU eyes, and dying around the world.
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Children and COVID: U.S. sees almost 1 million new cases
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- Richard Franki
Hospital admission rate for children has risen by 547% since the end of November.
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Survey: Medical cannabis use for skin conditions lags behind interest, acceptance
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- Richard Franki
“Dermatologists have an opportunity to educate those who know little in the way of medical cannabis or are skeptic[s].”
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Urine for a new vaccine alternative
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- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: An alternative to the vaccine, laundry is in the air, and the emergency department’s favorite patients.
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Children and COVID: New cases and hospital admissions skyrocket
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- Richard Franki
Almost 3,500 U.S. children were in the hospital with confirmed COVID-19 on Jan. 9.