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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Weekly COVID-19 cases in children dropped 22%
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- Richard Franki
One week after hitting a record high, the trend in new cases appears to return to a gradual decline.
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COVID-19 in children: Latest weekly increase is largest yet
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- Richard Franki
The total number reported during Jan. 8-14 topped the previous high by almost 30,000 cases.
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COVID-19 symptoms persist months after acute infection
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- Richard Franki
Majority of previously hospitalized patients were experiencing fatigue or muscle weakness 6 months after discharge.
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COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases trending downward
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- Richard Franki
Despite the addition of 171,000 new cases during Jan. 1-7, weekly totals have declined since mid-December....
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No increase seen in children’s cumulative COVID-19 burden
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- Richard Franki
New cases were down for the last week of 2020, American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association report.
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Pandemic packed a year of distress into 1 month
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- Richard Franki
Survey: Past-month psychological distress in May 2020 equaled past-year distress in February 2019.
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New pediatric cases down as U.S. tops 2 million children with COVID-19
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- Richard Franki
Drop in weekly pediatric cases was the second since the beginning of December.
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Child abuse visits to EDs declined in 2020, but not admissions
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- Richard Franki
Proportion of visits related to child abuse and neglect that resulted in hospitalizations increased from 2019 to 2020.
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Latest rise in child COVID-19 cases is relatively small
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- Richard Franki
Total number of U.S. cases reported in children is now over 1.8 million.
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Parents favored virtual learning over in-person school attendance
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- Richard Franki
Racial and ethnic minorities were less likely than Whites to be comfortable with schools reopening at full...
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Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
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- Richard Franki
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
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Antihistamine prescribing for AD varies by specialty
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- Richard Franki
Dermatologists are more likely to follow the American Academy of Dermatology management guidelines.
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New child COVID-19 cases down in last weekly count
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- Richard Franki
The number of new U.S. cases reported during the week ending Dec. 3 fell for the first time since late September.
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U.S. passes 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in children
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- Richard Franki
Thanksgiving brought another weekly high in new child cases.
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50.6 million tobacco users are not a homogeneous group
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- Richard Franki
Traditional cigarettes are the still the most popular choice, but young adults prefer the electronic variety.