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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Massive rise in drug overdose deaths driven by opioids
The total number of deaths caused by drug overdose exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever in 2021.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases may have doubled in early January
Preliminary CDC data show an increase in new cases that was not reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital...
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The longevity gene: Healthy mutant reverses heart aging
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It’s all about the brains: Guilt placebos, transplants, and negative feelings
Ease guilt the deceptively modern way, pull the old brain switcheroo, and learn the benefits of unhappiness.
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Children and COVID: ED visits and hospitalizations start to fall again
CDC data show that weekly cases have been declining since early December.
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By the numbers: Cardiology slow to add women, IMGs join more quickly
Cardiology News kicks off its 20th anniversary with a data-driven look at the specialty’s workforce then and now.
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Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
Plus: The ancient origins of smallpox and the medical world’s newest additions to an inventive hall of fame.
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Kaposi’s sarcoma: Antiretroviral-related improvements in survival measured
From 2004 to 2018, patients with HIV had lower 1- and 2-year overall survival rates than those of the uninfected.
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Medical practice gave 8,000 patients cancer for Christmas
Plus: Genes like time-restricted eating and meditations on the U.S. national stress.
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Children and COVID: New cases fell as the old year ended
Emergency department visits keep increasing as the pandemic’s death toll in children nears 2,000.
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Bad breath? Mouthwash is out. Yogurt is in.
Plus back-to-back bacteria: The fermented way to fight halitosis, and the efficient way to gain weight.
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All the National Health Service wants for Christmas is tea and biscuits
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Children and COVID: New-case counts offer dueling narratives
Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics appear to conflict with information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Flu hospitalizations drop amid signs of an early peak
Seasonal flu activity “appears to be declining in some areas,” the CDC said.