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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Study describes women’s autoimmune disease burden
Autoimmune diseases are widely thought to be much more prevalent in women, but data from Swedish national registers tell a somewhat different...
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U.S. flu activity continues downward trend
Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity in the U.S. continued to drop during the week ending March 26, 2016, with only one state still at the...
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U.S. flu activity may be waning
The 2015-2016 U.S. flu season may have reached its peak. The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) dropped to 3.2% for...
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U.S. flu activity: Another week, another increase
Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity in the U.S. showed no signs of slowing down during the week ending March 12, 2016, as the number of states...
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Flu activity reaches another new season high
The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness was 3.5% for the week, the highest of the 2015-2016 season so far.
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U.S. flu activity falls for first time since early January
Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity in the 2015-2016 U.S. flu season declined for the first time since early January, according to the Centers...
