MKSAP: 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease

Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. An 82-year-old woman is seen for follow-up evaluation of Alzheimer disease. Since her last visit 12 weeks ago, she has been taking rivastigmine, with a progressively titrated dosage. The patient’s only new symptoms are increasing insomnia, loss of appetite, and occasional… Read More »

Kim Kardashian Apparently “Can't Stand” Kanye West When He Goes on His Twitter Rants

Getty ImagesNancy Rivera/Bauer-Griffin So after Kanye West went on that Twitter rant against Drake because the Toronto rapper had allegedly insulted him and never apologized, Kim Kardashian decided to get involved. So, yes, sure, she jumped in to defend her family and to tell Drake to step off, but that doesn’t mean she’s on board… Read More »

Metabolic syndrome increases risk of pregnancy complications

Research led by the University of Adelaide shows that metabolic syndrome in pregnant women increases their risk for pregnancy complications including preeclampsia and gestational diabetes by 2-4 times. Published in the journal PLOS Medicine the research assessed maternal metabolic health at 15 weeks’ gestation in 5530 women in the international SCOPE Study based at the… Read More »