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A 34-year-old woman presents for follow-up of her type 2 diabetes mellitus and starts therapy with lisinopril. She thinks she also may be pregnant. What is the problem?

Men with high testosterone levels may have weakened immune systems, which may be why their immune systems respond less strongly to vaccinations.

A beautiful baby with a yellow plaque. . . . idiopathic chilblains . . . 5 questions here to challenge you.

Men who played a varsity sport in high school tend to be healthier than those who did not, according to a new study.

(AUDIO) The past year has been revolutionary for HIV-positive patients, both in medical care and in policy. And more is in store for the coming year, according to Dr. Michael Horberg of Kaiser Permanente. Listen as the immediate past president of the HIV Medicine Association briefly reviews events of 2013 and forecasts 2014.

About one-third of HIV-infection individuals show abnormal kidney function, particularly African-Americans. The watchword of prevention and treatment is screening and early, effective use of antiretroviral therapy.

Regular exercise; no smoking; and maintaining a low body weight, a healthy diet, and low alcohol intake may reduce the risk significantly.

Antimicrobials delivered in the products already used during sexual activity show great promise for protecting particularly vulnerable individuals against transmission of HIV.

Heart disease, stroke, and cancer are leading causes of death in men, but they present to primary care with a variety of other, often difficult-to-diagnose concerns. Take this week’s photo quiz to test your knowledge of men’s health issues.

A 20-year-old woman presents in mid-winter with a mildly painful, swollen, and discolored left toe of a week’s duration. What cause do you suspect?

A homeless man with lithophagia; hereditary trichoepithelioma; IBD mimics: can you answer this week's quiz questions about these and 2 other disorders?

This lesion in a previously healthy 40-year-old man, which was initially a small pustule, has enlarged into an open wound. What does this look like to you?

A 16-year-old boy had an asymptomatic, hyperpigmented, hairy lesion on his left upper back. What's your diagnosis?

I started kissing patients in med school. And I haven’t stopped.

Recent studies have linked obesity with a number of clinical concerns, ranging from kidney disease to pancreatic cancer to hearing loss in women.

Confusion about multiple insulin products; nonadherence to the prescribed regimen; the patient’s injection technique . . . here: a look at why errors occur when insulin is prescribed-and how to prevent them.

Four photos, 5 short real-life cases: can you solve these 5 diagnostic mysteries?