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Richard Franki

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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Have you heard the one about the cow in the doctor’s office?

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: December 15, 2022

Plus: Shifty eyes reveal decisions, soap is good food.

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U.S. sees most flu hospitalizations in a decade

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: December 13, 2022

But the number of deaths and outpatient visits for flu or flu-like illnesses was down slightly from the week before.

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Everyone wins when losers get paid

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: December 8, 2022

Plus: Utilizing ancient Greek warriors to plant trees in your neighborhood, and one toilet’s journey down the yellow brick road in search of a...

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Children and COVID: Hospitalizations provide a tale of two sources

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: December 6, 2022

Thanksgiving travel seems to have had little effect on new pediatric cases.

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Looking for a healthy meat substitute? Consider the potato

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: December 1, 2022

Plus: The beginning of the end for “monkeypox,” dancing without hearing, and fighting without doctors … and socks.

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U.S. flu activity already at mid-season levels

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Richard Franki
Publish date: November 30, 2022

Nationally, 6% of all outpatient visits were because of flu or flu-like illness for the week of Nov. 13-19.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases maintain a low-level plateau

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 22, 2022

White House coordinator says that a holiday COVID-19 surge is unlikely.

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Give bacterial diversity a chance: The antibiotic dichotomy

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Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: November 17, 2022

Plus: An Apple product is actually the affordable option, and irradiated rats fill in for sleeping astronauts.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases continue to hold fairly steady

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 15, 2022

The latest hospital admission data may be telling a somewhat different story.

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Have you heard the one about the emergency dept. that called 911?

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: November 10, 2022

Plus: LDL cholesterol unimpressed by heart-healthy supplements, and college students emboldened by negative COVID tests.

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Children and COVID: New cases increase for second straight week

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 8, 2022

Extended declines in ED visits and hospitalizations may be reversing.

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Academic dermatology: Gender diversity advances as some gaps persist

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 7, 2022

Women remain underrepresented among the leadership of dermatopathology and dermatologic surgery fellowship programs.

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The truth of alcohol consequences

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: November 3, 2022

Plus: It’s nice to share … COVID infection data, and there’s another reason to hate January.

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Mid-October flulike illness cases higher than past 5 years

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 2, 2022

The 2022-2023 season is already “gathering speed … about a month early,” one expert said.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases can’t sustain downward trend

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: November 1, 2022

Hospitalizations and emergency department visits may be on the rise again.

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