By Dr Irwin Lim on August 18, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist At least some of you have been treated by the members of Heroes: Hans Lee, Sarah Comensoli, Errol Lim, Rachael ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 13, 2013

I wrote the last two letters/posts to give you an idea of the love-hate relationship most rheumatologist have with this drug. (read Dear Steroid, I ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 12, 2013

Dear steroid (aka corticosteroid), When I first met you, I thought the world of you. Little did I know how you were going to turn out. The side ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 11, 2013

Dear steroid (aka corticosteroid), I have known you for so many years and I thought it was time to write to let you know my feelings. I do love you. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 8, 2013

Image courtesy of Pixomar at FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist I subscribe to an email from the BMJ called Editor's Choice. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 4, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist This paper was brought to my attention this weekend. It's from the Lancet and was published in 1987. The Lancet, ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 28, 2013

Image courtesy of adamr / FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist She has ankylosing spondylitis. Recent diagnosis. Being treated with ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 24, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist You might not have Psoriasis, but you can still be diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. The diagnosis of psoriatic ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 22, 2013

I started a couple of patients on Methotrexate (MTX) today and did so the previous workday. I'm very likely to have to explain the drug tomorrow. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 20, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Some of you regular readers will know that we've started to utilise video to aid patient education. They aren't hard ...