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’s Digest Viewpoints on Health patient information series. Kate’s 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 MedPage Today. Kate lives in Belleville, Ontario and enjoys cycling, photography, and cooking in her spare time.

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A photo of a senior woman undergoing an eye exam.

What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient?

Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant

A photo of a senior woman laying in bed grimacing and holding her stomach.

Elderly Farmer Experiences Strange Abdominal Rash and GI Symptoms

Moral of the story: don't walk barefoot in the fields

Illustration of a written case study over a bladder with urothelial cancer

Case Study: Recurrence of Urothelial Cancer Challenging in Patient With Morbid Obesity

Single-docking, robotic-assisted nephroureterectomy proved key; believed to be first report of the approach

Illustration of a written case study over an arm with atopic dermatitis falling down onto the arm

Case Study: Why Is This Young Boy's Atopic Dermatitis So Resistant to Treatment?

A clue came from his time at a horse stable

A photo of a senior woman outdoors doubled over in pain.

Case Shows Danger of Gallstone Ileus in Patients Over 65

Clinicians found CT scan to be best diagnostic tool

A photo of a blind man using a cane to cross a street with a woman on his arm.

Man Goes Blind After Binging on Booze and Crystal Meth

Look beyond uremia and acidosis for rare cause of lentiform fork sign on MRI, authors say

An ophthalmoscope view of the retina of a patient showing the effects of a cytomegalovirus infection.

Floaters Affect Vision of Kidney Transplant Patient

UL97- and UL54-resistant CMV retinitis treated with multivirus-specific T-cell therapy

A photo of a man with large blisters on his foot.

Diabetes Patient Develops Large Blisters, Macules on Lower Leg

Is infection, injury, or diabetic dermopathy responsible?

A computer rendering of an mpox lesion and an mpox virus.

Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

A medical illustration of the concept of circadian rhythm with a cut away human looking at the sun

Cluster Headache, Migraine Linked to Circadian System

Findings may influence treatment approaches for some patients

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