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 bearing the brunt of declining flu activity
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 28, 2020
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A bladder brewery and a neurosurgical violin solo
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 27, 2020
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Drop in flu activity suggests season may have peaked
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 21, 2020
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Texas’ tasty heart cake and Gotham’s coronavirus robot
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 19, 2020
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50 years of growth: More dermatologists, more demand
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 14, 2020
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Flu increases activity but not its severity
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 14, 2020
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The dementia height advantage, and ‘human textile’
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 12, 2020
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Flu activity increases for third straight week
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 10, 2020
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Funding failures: Tobacco prevention and cessation
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 7, 2020
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The Zzzzzuper Bowl, and 4D needles
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 5, 2020
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Don’t forget about the flu: 2019-2010 season is not over
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 3, 2020
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CDC: Opioid prescribing and use rates down since 2010
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 31, 2020
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The scents-less life and the speaking mummy
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 29, 2020
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 27, 2020
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Infant deaths from birth defects decline, but some disparities widen
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 24, 2020