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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High schoolers send mixed signals on contraceptive use
Black students are much less likely than Whites to use condoms or birth control pills, CDC reports.
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Suicide rates up significantly among adolescents, young adults
New Hampshire saw its rate more than double between 2007 and 2018.
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Children’s share of COVID-19 burden continues to increase
Over the course of 1 week, almost 17% of all U.S. cases occurred in children.
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Many Americans still concerned about access to health care
More than 50% of adults surveyed in August said they were worried about being able to receive care during the pandemic.
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Children and COVID-19: New cases may be leveling off
Children now represent 10% of all COVID-19 cases, but measures continue to show low rates of severe illness.
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One in seven high schoolers is misusing opioids
Increased misuse among sexual minority youths warrants “tailored prevention strategies.”
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U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases in children
Milestone provides “a chilling reminder of why we need to take this virus seriously,” said the AAP president.
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Antidepressant use shows gender, racial disparities
The gap between women and men is getting wider, a new analysis from the National Center for Health Statistics shows.
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High schoolers prefer tobacco as vapor, not smoke
“The dramatic increase in electronic vapor product use among high school students has led to increases in overall tobacco product use.”
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Latest report adds almost 44,000 child COVID-19 cases in 1 week
Proportion of child cases highest in Wyoming, according to American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association.
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Attempted suicide in high school America, 2019
Racial and sexual identity may affect how adolescents act on suicidal thoughts.
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As COVID-19 cases increase in children, deaths remain low
Tennessee passed Arizona this week and now has the highest rate of cumulative cases.
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‘The pandemic within the pandemic’
Blacks have higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death than Whites.
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Humira topped drug-revenue list for 2019
Three cytokine inhibitors were among the four best-selling drugs last year.