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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Direct oral anticoagulants may be inappropriate for frail elderly
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: August 3, 2015
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Cell phone use offers depression diagnostic capability
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: August 2, 2015
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More sensitive IPD definition improves vaccine cost-effectiveness
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: August 1, 2015
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9-valent HPV vaccine equally effective in adolescents, young women
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 31, 2015
Response to the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine was noninferior in boys and girls aged 9-15 years, compared with women aged 16-26 years in a...
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Aging out, geography leading to increased psychiatrist demand
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 23, 2015
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Amlodipine reduced vismodegib-induced muscle cramps
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 23, 2015
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Family medicine most in demand specialty during 2014-2015
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 22, 2015
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LBW, unhealthy lifestyle together increase type 2 diabetes risk
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 21, 2015
A low birth weight and an unhealthy lifestyle increase risk of type 2 diabetes more than either factor alone.
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Exclusionary guidelines keep many depressed patients out of clinical trials
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 18, 2015
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HLA-matched sibling transplants provide best outcomes in infantile osteopetrosis
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 18, 2015
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New potential atopic dermatitis biomarkers found
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 17, 2015
Several new biomarkers for atopic dermatitis have been identified that may serve as targets for future drugs.
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Mixed Pathologies Are Very Common in Black Alzheimer’s Patients
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 15, 2015
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Mixed pathologies are very common in black Alzheimer’s patients
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 15, 2015
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Knowledge lacking on auditory hallucinations in bipolar, depressed patients
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 11, 2015
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Antipsychotic use down in children, up in adolescents and young adults
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- Lucas Franki
Publish date: July 11, 2015