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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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One fish, two fish, are good fish for you ... fish

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: September 8, 2022

Plus: The secret lives of Vikings’ parasites, the first truck to perform a vasectomy, and the benefits of random-but-not-quite noise.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases close out August with a second straight increase

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: September 7, 2022

The vaccination effort did not finish the month with a flourish.

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Real medical news: Many teens trust fake medical news

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

Plus, an artificial intelligence that predicts birth outcomes and an Italian election that went viral.

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Children and COVID: New cases increase; hospital admissions could follow

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 30, 2022

Parents do not seem to be rushing to have children vaccinated before school starts.

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No fish can escape this net ... of COVID testing

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: August 25, 2022

Plus: Medieval friars and the guests that wouldn’t leave, the shared interests of doppelgangers, and relationships built on guilt and secrecy.

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Children and COVID: New cases fall again, ED rates rebound for some

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 23, 2022

Once again, elementary schools and preschools will be full of children who are not vaccinated.

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Primary care now offering physicians the 26.7-hour day

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: August 18, 2022

Plus: The reality of mental exhaustion, the hormone of aggressive cuddling, and the instruments of COVID spread.

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Children and COVID: ED visits and new admissions change course

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 16, 2022

Weekly cases dropped for the first time since early July.

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Stressed about weight gain? Well, stress causes weight gain

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: August 11, 2022

Plus: Smelling cancer with tiny brains, exchanging new blood for old doesn’t work, and making promises your alleged voice can’t keep.

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Children and COVID: Severe illness rising as vaccination effort stalls

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 9, 2022

New cases continue to climb, but the pace of that increase has slowed.

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Funding of cosmetic clinical trials linked to racial/ethnic disparity

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 9, 2022

Industry- and non–industry-sponsored studies have very different patient populations.

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Onset and awareness of hypertension varies by race, ethnicity

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 5, 2022

Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are more likely than Whites to be unaware of their high blood pressure.

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The gut microbes have spoken: All fiber is good fiber

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: August 4, 2022

Plus: Bones have a favorite cheese, twins play the lottery, and wages affect cognitive decline.

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Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 95,000, admissions continue to rise

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: August 2, 2022

The first children under age 5 years to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have been getting in line again for their second shot.

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Coming to a pill near you: The exercise molecule

Author:
Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Christina Manago
Teraya Smith
Publish date: July 28, 2022

Plus: Longevity and gonorrhea, alcohol use disorder begets food addiction, and medicated drivers.

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