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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Drug crisis continues to evolve beyond opioids
Primary care physicians “are well intentioned but underprepared and may miss some of the drug misuse risks affecting their patients,” says the...
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America’s peas problem and freshly grated tattoos
Plus, why Dick Nixon never stood a chance in the 1960 political beauty pageant.
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Uninsured population is big in Texas
Americans were more likely to be uninsured in 2018 than in 2017.
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Readmission burden high for those with sickle cell disease
SCD more than doubles the risk of 30-day readmission, compared with non-SCD stays.
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BP screening nearly universal among Medicare enrollees
Beneficiary snapshot looks at use of services and other key metrics.
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Influenza: U.S. activity was low this summer
A(H3N2) was predominant, but it’s too early for CDC to make predictions for the fall and winter.
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Printed meat in space and diesel-pattern baldness
Plus a failed anticancer agent might make a fine biotransistor.
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Firearm-related deaths show recent increase
Mortality from suicides and homicides began to rise in 2015.
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New York declares end to 2018 measles outbreak
Reports of unrelated measles cases in the state continue.
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Twin births down among women 30 and older
Race and ethnicity also played a role in the decline in twin birthrates since 2014.
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Massachusetts tops state vaccination rankings
Where did your state finish?
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Neanderthal otitis media and why you can’t chillax
Plus, why that diner salt shaker could soon resemble a pack of Marlboros.
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NICUs admitting more normal-weight newborns
“The number of newborns [admitted] has remained relatively stable” in recent decades, but the number of NICUs and neonatologists has increased.
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Palliative care programs continue growth in U.S. hospitals
Almost three-quarters of hospitals have a program, but “geography is destiny” for patients.
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Prevalence of developmental disabilities up significantly since 2009
Increase among children aged 3-17 years may be related to improved awareness and access to care.