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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Smartphone-based system rivals clinical assessments of anxiety in bipolar disorder
Self-reported anxiety scores were positively associated with the anxiety subitems on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (P = .0001).
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Dancing parrots, flying spiders, and ER fish tales
Plus, how Canadian beavers may lead to unlimited type O blood supplies.
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Consider cutaneous endometriosis in women with umbilical lesions
Cutaneous endometriosis may occur because of seeding following abdominal or pelvic surgery.
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Self-harm with bupropion linked to greater risk compared to SSRIs
“In light of bupropion’s disproportionately significant morbidity and mortality risk, it would be prudent for practitioners to avoid the use of...
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Flying acid zombies, poster face-lifts, and feces of champions
Plus, how the tedious boredom of end-of-day EHR entries is making you a creative genius. Maybe.
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FDA issues warning on insulin pump cybersecurity weakness
The MiniMed 508 and MiniMed Paradigm series insulin pumps are being recalled because of potential cybersecurity risks; 4,000 patients in the...
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FDA expands Doptelet approval to ITP patients with thrombocytopenia
The drug is now indicated for treatment of thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) with insufficient response to...
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FDA approves dupilumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Patients receiving dupilumab had statistically significant reductions in nasal polyp size and nasal congestion, compared with the placebo group....
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Dr. Google, potty pot, Snoopy smells cancer
And why those new horns in your skull mean it’s time to cut your smartphone screen time.
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Food insecurity tied to migraine in young adults
Health care clinicians caring for persons who experience migraine should consider screening for food insecurity as a potential contributor to...
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Medical cannabis laws appear no longer tied to drop in opioid overdose mortality
"Cannabinoids have demonstrated therapeutic benefits, but reducing population-level opioid overdose mortality does not appear to be among them,"...
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Increased awareness needed of bipolar disorder in primary care
Depending on the study, the prevalence of unrecognized bipolar disorder in depressed primary care patients ranged from 5%-28%.
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Prophylactic rudeness, surgical barbecue, and MRI-ectomy
Plus, proof that social media isn’t the best venue for physicians to vent the day’s workplace frustrations.