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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The long-range thrombolysis forecast calls for tiny ultrasonic tornadoes
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 2, 2023
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Massive rise in drug overdose deaths driven by opioids
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: February 1, 2023
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases may have doubled in early January
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 31, 2023
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The longevity gene: Healthy mutant reverses heart aging
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 26, 2023
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It’s all about the brains: Guilt placebos, transplants, and negative feelings
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 18, 2023
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Children and COVID: ED visits and hospitalizations start to fall again
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 17, 2023
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By the numbers: Cardiology slow to add women, IMGs join more quickly
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 17, 2023
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Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 12, 2023
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Kaposi’s sarcoma: Antiretroviral-related improvements in survival measured
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 11, 2023
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Medical practice gave 8,000 patients cancer for Christmas
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 5, 2023
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Children and COVID: New cases fell as the old year ended
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: January 3, 2023
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Bad breath? Mouthwash is out. Yogurt is in.
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: December 29, 2022
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All the National Health Service wants for Christmas is tea and biscuits
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: December 22, 2022
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Children and COVID: New-case counts offer dueling narratives
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: December 20, 2022
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Flu hospitalizations drop amid signs of an early peak
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- Richard Franki
Publish date: December 19, 2022