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Kate Kneisel

Kate Kneisel

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Kate Kneisel

Kate Kneisel has been enjoying a career as a freelance medical writer for over 20 years, with experience across a wide variety of platforms and therapeutic areas. Kate has a B.A. in English literature from Trent University. She began medical writing by covering and then developing continuing medical education programs. She also produced U of Alberta's Biologics in IBD newsletter, and MS Dialogue, and Reader鈥檚 Digest Viewpoints on Health patient information series. Kate鈥檚 work has been published in The Medical Post, the Canadian Medical Association Journal, and the medical Chronicles series, most recently the Chronicle of Medical Cannabis. She currently covers case reports and research news for 麻豆传媒. Kate lives in Belleville, Ontario and enjoys cycling, photography, and cooking in her spare time.

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A photo of surgeons performing a liver transplant.

Changes to Liver Transplant Policy Increased Costs in Vulnerable Areas

Hospital costs increased 12% in low-income areas vs 5.1% in high-income areas

Illustration of a written case study over a blood droplet with an upward arrow over cholesterol

Case Study: High Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Younger Patients Are Not So Clear Cut

Clinicians ponder how to advise man in his early 40s with a strong family history of premature CV events

A photo of a woman sitting on an exercise mat and using a massage gun on her neck.

Massage Guns the Likely Culprit in Two Cases of Acute Vertigo

The relatively younger age of the two patients makes these cases particularly notable

A computer rendering of a healthy colon.

It May Be Safe to Extend Time Between Colonoscopy Screenings, Study Says

Findings have implications for economics of resource use and avoiding invasive examinations

A woman undergoing an electroencephalograph.

What's Behind a Woman's 43-Year History of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy?

Seizures were triggered by exposure to cold due to reflex epilepsy

A photo of the back of a man鈥檚 balding head.

Oral and Topical Minoxidil Go Head-to-Head for Hair Loss in Men

Oral formulation well-tolerated and had similar efficacy for male androgenetic alopecia

A photo of skewers of crocodile meat at a market.

Growing Eye Mass Leads to a Rare Diagnosis

Tropical parasitic disease is often asymptomatic, but beware of unexplained ocular symptoms

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Case Study: Terrible Recurrent Itchy Wheals All Over This Woman's Body

Looking beyond the treatment algorithm for novel options proved worthwhile

A photo of a surgeon performing an intravitreal injection.

Eye Pain and Deteriorating Vision After Treatment for Macular Degeneration

Case highlights risk-benefit considerations with concurrent bilateral intravitreal injections

A photo of a male radiologist standing next to an MRI machine his male patient is lying in.

Mysterious Acute-Onset Neck Mass in a Young Man

Among many diagnostic options for a rare condition, be aware of potential pitfalls

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