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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Survey: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine dips below 50%
Willingness to get such a vaccine has been steadily dropping since April.
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Latest week brings 44,000 more children with COVID-19
California has the most cumulative child cases, and Texas has the most deaths.
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What’s in a number? 697,633 children with COVID-19
Already-low hospitalization and death rates among children are getting lower.
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One measure of child COVID-19 may be trending downward
Percentage of weekly cases occurring in children has dropped for 2 consecutive weeks.
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Counterfeits: An ugly truth in aesthetic medicine
Use of counterfeit injectables and medical devices may be more pervasive than most would expect.
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Children’s opioid harms vary by race, location
Analysis of North Carolina Medicaid data separates opioid-related poisoning or withdrawal from abuse or dependence.
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Use of e-cigarettes may be linked to sleep deprivation
Nicotine could affect “sleep architecture and disturb the neurotransmitters that regulate sleep cycle.”
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Suicide in America: The urban-rural divide
Suicide rates are higher in rural areas, and the gap is increasing for both males and females.
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Children’s share of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise
“Unclear how much of the increase in child cases is due to increased testing capacity,” AAP says.
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High schoolers send mixed signals on contraceptive use
Black students are much less likely than Whites to use condoms or birth control pills, CDC reports.
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Suicide rates up significantly among adolescents, young adults
New Hampshire saw its rate more than double between 2007 and 2018.
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Children’s share of COVID-19 burden continues to increase
Over the course of 1 week, almost 17% of all U.S. cases occurred in children.
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Many Americans still concerned about access to health care
More than 50% of adults surveyed in August said they were worried about being able to receive care during the pandemic.
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Children and COVID-19: New cases may be leveling off
Children now represent 10% of all COVID-19 cases, but measures continue to show low rates of severe illness.
