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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Children and COVID: Decline of summer surge continues
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: October 5, 2021
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Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: October 4, 2021
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Cook your amphibians before you eat them
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 30, 2021
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Children and COVID: New cases topped 200,000 after 3 weeks of declines
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 28, 2021
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One in three children fall short of sleep recommendations
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 27, 2021
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Decline in child COVID may signal end of latest surge
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 21, 2021
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Medicare payments for most skin procedures dropped over last 15 years
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 21, 2021
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Survey: Nursing shortages affect safety during labor and delivery
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 20, 2021
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COVID wars, part nine: The rise of iodine
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 16, 2021
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Children and COVID: New cases down slightly from record high
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 14, 2021
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Elderly mice receive the gift of warmth
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 9, 2021
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United States reaches 5 million cases of child COVID
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 8, 2021
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Exercising to lose weight is not for every ‘body’
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: September 2, 2021
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 200,000, vaccinations down
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: August 31, 2021
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EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: August 31, 2021