Lucas Franki is an associate editor for MDedge News, and has been with the company since 2014. He has a BA in English from Penn State University and is an Eagle Scout.
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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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FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
The latest approval is based on results from the phase 3 MAGELLAN and MARINER trials, which included more than 20,000 patients.
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FDA approves Reyvow for acute migraine treatment
The approval of lasmiditan (Reyvow) is based on a pair of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that included more than 3,000...
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Regional brain activation lower in bipolar disorder patients after multiple manic episodes
“Our findings are consistent with a hypothesized vicious cycle in which progressive atrophic changes in the prefrontal cortex are associated with...
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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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Histologic analysis of vaping-associated lung injury suggests chemical pneumonitis
Foamy macrophages and pneumocyte vacuolization were seen in all cases.
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Measles 2019: Most cases occurred in close-knit, undervaccinated communities
CDC researcher report on 22 outbreaks in 17 states.
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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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FDA adds diabetic kidney disease, heart failure indications to canagliflozin
This marks the first time in 20 years that a drug has been indicated for diabetic kidney disease treatment, according to the manufacturer.
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Universal ASD screening is feasible, but M-CHAT/F underperforms
M-CHAT/F accuracy was low, especially for children of color and those from lower-income households.
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CDC awards $1.2 million to learn about people with sickle cell disease
The funding will go toward a 1-year project to build infrastructure in nine states to gather unique data and conduct in-depth analysis among...
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Auto-brewery syndrome and hangovers as ‘illnesses’
Plus, why a shot of planfulness can really pump up your workouts.
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Acting FDA commissioner issues remarks on ENDS, vaping illnesses
The FDA has pursued several courses of action, including the issue of a warning letter to Juul for marketing unauthorized modified-risk tobacco...
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FDA approves first live vaccine for smallpox, monkeypox prevention
Jynneos, a live, nonreplicating vaccine based on the vaccinia virus, for smallpox and monkeypox.
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FDA approves oral semaglutide for HbA1c management in type 2 diabetes
It is the first glucagonlike peptide–1 receptor agonist treatment in pill form for this condition.