By Dr Irwin Lim on January 9, 2016

EULAR has published new guidelines for the use of medications in treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This update was considered necessary given new ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 5, 2016

My post, Do TNF inhibitors make you put on weight? , is a very popular post and has been accessed thousands of times. I encourage you to check out ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 24, 2015

Whew! We closed the clinic shortly after midday on Xmas eve. I think everyone needs a break. 2015 has been an exciting and exhausting year for BJC ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 13, 2015

BJC Health hosted a lunchtime visit by 2 Swedish professors, Lars Klareskog and Ingrid Lundberg. They’re currently on a speaking tour around ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 26, 2015

Any press is good press. I think this is true for arthritis awareness. We are so starved of media attention, that it’s a remarkable event when ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 15, 2015

We suspect that up to 80% of Australians experience back pain at some point in their lives. A number of these become chronic and it’s a huge drain on ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 12, 2015

I was fortunate to be in Colombo on the weekend to talk to the Sri Lankan rheumatology association. The brief was to share the experience of biologic ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 30, 2015

My mate, Dr Rob Russo, was asking me about negative comments on doctors made by patients on the web. He was wondering how these could be monitored. I ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 27, 2015

It’s Sunday just after 6am. Wet and cold outside. The house is quiet and it’s a great time to write. I’m preparing a talk on rheumatoid arthritis and ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 20, 2015

It was an uplifting day! We’ve been searching for a way to bring our entire team together, with the aim of helping the different groups working in ...