Carlos Franco

Carlos Franco

@ItsTechnical

Technical writer, dog dad, and fun-haver. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/carloscfranco

Seattle, WA

Joined Mar 20, 2022

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Minimalism Is Not - The Minimalists

www.theminimalists.com/not/

May 28, 2024

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On Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport

calnewport.com/on-digital-minimalism/

May 28, 2024

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First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed

www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/21/1239790816/first-pig-kidney-human-transplant

Mar 21, 2024

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Still Striving for the Mountaintop: Achieving Health Equity for African Americans

www.samhsa.gov/blog/still-striving-mountaintop-achieving-health-equity-african-americans

Feb 28, 2024

5

Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety

www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-alters-brain-activity-children-anxiety

Jan 26, 2024

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Do you eat with your eyes, your gut or your brain? A neuroscientist explains how to listen to your hunger during the holidays

theconversation.com/do-you-eat-with-your-eyes-your-gut-or-your-brain-a-neuroscientist-explains-how-to-listen-to-your-hunger-during-the-holidays-217990

Jan 5, 2024

17

Twin research indicates that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231130113042.htm

Dec 12, 2023

14

Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited

circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2023/12/07/take-two-and-call-me-in-the-morning-the-story-of-aspirin-revisited/

Dec 12, 2023

5

A New Drug That Could Extend Dogs' Lives Inches Closer to Approval

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-drug-that-could-extend-dogs-lives-inches-closer-to-approval-180983331/

Nov 29, 2023

13

American Cancer Society expands lung cancer screening guidelines for cigarette smokers

www.statnews.com/2023/11/01/lung-cancer-screening-smokers-american-cancer-society/

Nov 1, 2023

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The 4-day workweek could be the best way to bridge the gender pay gap–and the companies that have tried it are living proof

fortune.com/2023/10/24/4-day-workweek-best-way-bridge-gender-pay-gap-companies-living-proof-mansoor-soomro/

Oct 24, 2023

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The NIH’s ‘How to Become a Billionaire’ Program

prospect.org/health/2023-10-18-nih-how-to-become-billionaire-program/

Oct 19, 2023

11

Simple foods to combat type 2 diabetes

scientificdiet.org/2023/09/simple-foods-to-combat-type-2-diabetes/

Oct 3, 2023

3

AI and machine learning can successfully diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome

www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/ai-machine-learning-can-successfully-diagnose-polycystic-ovary-syndrome

Sep 19, 2023

9

Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression -- and new research may explain why

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230911141148.htm

Sep 13, 2023

8

NIH establishes Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence

www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-establishes-maternal-health-research-centers-excellence

Aug 22, 2023

11

Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative

www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/IMPROVE

Aug 22, 2023

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Facts For Families

www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_Youth/Facts-for-Families/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Layout/FFF_Guide-01.aspx?hkey=fd45e409-3c3c-44ae-b5d4-39ba12e644b7

Aug 21, 2023

2

Back to School and Mental Health: Supporting Our Children for a Successful Year Ahead

www.samhsa.gov/blog/back-to-school-and-mental-health-supporting-children

Aug 21, 2023

12

UCLA Health transplants its 10,000th kidney and counting

www.uclahealth.org/news/milestone-procedure-ucla-health-kidney-transplant-program

Aug 16, 2023

12

Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out

www.statnews.com/2023/08/15/cancer-radiation-therapy-decreased-use/

Aug 15, 2023

15

Real Kosher Ice Cream Recalls Soft Serve on the Go Cups Because of Possible Health Risk

www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/real-kosher-ice-cream-recalls-soft-serve-go-cups-because-possible-health-risk

Aug 14, 2023

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CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream

www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ice-cream-08-23/index.html

Aug 14, 2023

5

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $115 million in Funding to Respond to the Drinking Water Emergency in Jackson, Mississippi | US EPA

www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-invests-115-million-funding-respond-drinking-water

Jun 6, 2023

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Using AI, scientists find a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections: The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230525141523.htm

Jun 5, 2023

8

Improving LGBTQ+ Veterans’ Whole Health through PRIDE - VA News

news.va.gov/120424/improving-lgbtq-whole-health-through-pride/

Jun 2, 2023

16

Could “musical medicine” influence healthy aging?

www.nia.nih.gov/news/could-musical-medicine-influence-healthy-aging

Jun 1, 2023

23

Chronic stress can inflame the gut — now scientists know why

www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01700-y

May 26, 2023

15

Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way

med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/05/depression-reverse-brain-signals.html

May 25, 2023

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First-in-Human Trial of Oral Drug to Remove Radioactive Contamination Begins

www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/first-human-trial-oral-drug-remove-radioactive-contamination-begins

May 24, 2023

15

Clinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine candidate begins

www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trial-mrna-universal-influenza-vaccine-candidate-begins

May 23, 2023

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Home | REACH Study

www.reachresearch.org/

May 22, 2023

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Parasitic infections hit the health of low-income Black communities where states have neglected sewage systems

theconversation.com/parasitic-infections-hit-the-health-of-low-income-black-communities-where-states-have-neglected-sewage-systems-205616

May 22, 2023

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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org - breast-cancer-screening-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf

www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/breast-cancer-screening-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf

May 10, 2023

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Toxic metals and essential elements contents in commercially available fruit juices and other non-alcoholic beverages from the United States

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889157523001047?via%3Dihub

May 9, 2023

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Study finds elevated levels of toxic metals in some mixed-fruit juices and soft drinks

news.tulane.edu/pr/study-finds-elevated-levels-toxic-metals-some-mixed-fruit-juices-and-soft-drinks

May 9, 2023

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Patient Empowerment in the Digital Health Era

www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/speech-robert-m-califf-md-2023-science-patient-engagement-symposium-patient-empowerment-digital

May 8, 2023

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Remarks by the President at National Conference on Mental Health

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/03/remarks-president-national-conference-mental-health

May 5, 2023

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HHS Launches New Website to Help People Find Support for Issues with Mental Health, Drugs, or Alcohol

www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20230504/hhs-launches-new-website-help-people-find-support-issues-mental-health-drugs-alcohol

May 5, 2023

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UnitedHealth ramps up stock buybacks, hitting $3.2B in the first half of 2018

www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/unitedhealth-buybacks-stock-finance-3-2-billion-earnings-shares-profits

May 4, 2023

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Council Post: Using AI And Machine Learning To Improve The Health Insurance Process

www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/01/10/using-ai-and-machine-learning-to-improve-the-health-insurance-process/?sh=6ae17ef042b1

May 4, 2023

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The Progress Network on TikTok

www.tiktok.com/@progressntwrk/video/7229073873340321050

May 4, 2023

5

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

May 3, 2023

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New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating Impact of the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation in the United States

www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html

May 3, 2023

21

Revealing Data: Reflections on the APGAR Score

circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/09/revealing-data-reflections-on-the-apgar-score/

May 2, 2023

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Graphic Medicine in Public Health | Graphic Medicine

www.graphicmedicine.org/resources/liaison-program/public-health/

Apr 28, 2023

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Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived & Well-Drawn!

www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/graphicmedicine/index.html

Apr 28, 2023

8

COVID Comics: Decentering White Narratives in Graphic Medicine

circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2023/03/23/covid-comics-decentering-white-narratives-in-graphic-medicine/

Apr 28, 2023

15

Oral Health in America Executive Summary - Oral-Health-in-America-Executive-Summary.pdf

www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/Oral-Health-in-America-Executive-Summary.pdf

Apr 27, 2023

5

Report Reveals Striking Differences in Oral Health Care Across the U.S.

www.nidcr.nih.gov/news-events/nidcr-news/report-reveals-striking-differences-oral-health-care-across-us

Apr 27, 2023

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