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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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Many specialists are on the wrong side of the patient-jargon relationship

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: October 27, 2022

Plus: Obesity could put the sand in sandwiches, and Reliebo could be the antianxiety robot we’ve been looking for.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases fall to lowest level in over a year

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: October 25, 2022

Reported new cases have dropped by almost 75% since the beginning of September.

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This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: October 20, 2022

Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.

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Keep menstrual cramps away the dietary prevention way

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: October 13, 2022

Plus: Unemotional robots provoke emotional humans, superorganisms walk and leap around children’s mouths.

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Children and COVID: Downward trend reverses with small increase in new cases

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: October 11, 2022

September’s 4-week decline becomes October’s inflationary reaction.

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Malaria vaccine gets special delivery by tiny health personnel

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Teraya Smith
Publish date: October 6, 2022

Plus: Sleeping and sweating the years away and dragon-sized embezzling from a cancer charity.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases dropped by 57% in September

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: October 5, 2022

Parents’ acceptance of vaccine misinformation linked to reduced uptake in children.

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Instagram: Cosmetic procedures discussed without cosmetic experts

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: October 3, 2022

Unqualified sources provide misinformation on social media as high-quality education gets lost in the shuffle.

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Meet our newest genetically engineered frenemy, herpes

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: September 29, 2022

Plus: Cooking and cleaning your way to air pollution, dying to become a tree, and thawing out “COVID-frozen” goals.

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Children and COVID: September slowdown continues

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: September 27, 2022

Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech seek emergency authorizations for the latest bivalent boosters.

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Early bird gets the worm, night owl gets the diabetes

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: September 22, 2022

Plus: Sweating for mosquito science, sharing genes with zebrafish, and sharing vomit with synanthropic flies.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases drop to lowest level since April

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: September 20, 2022

The pace of vaccinations remains slow for children under age 5 years.

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Home BP monitoring in older adults falls short of recommendations

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: September 19, 2022

First study in adults aged 50-80 years details prevalence and frequency among those with hypertension and blood pressure–related health conditions...

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‘Dr. Caveman’ had a leg up on amputation

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: September 15, 2022

Plus: Walking your way to a quieter baby, lending a nose to Parkinson’s research, and identifying the office flirts.

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Children and COVID: New cases took a downturn in September

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: September 13, 2022

Other signs of viral activity also dropped as the new school year passed Labor Day.

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