By Dr Irwin Lim on May 5, 2017

Every week, people with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis present to our clinics. It’s a big deal for them. A chronic illness. Life changing. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 4, 2017

More and more people seem aware of the microbiome. I’ve noticed an increasing number asking me if their gut is linked to their autoimmune arthritis ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 7, 2017

Mr S underwent hip replacement for his osteoarthritis around 2010. He thought the result OK. It did reduce the discomfort. In the last couple of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 1, 2017

People take in information best, in various ways. I’ve been interested in improving my own practice for many years and one specific golden ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on March 3, 2017

Interesting phone call. My patient rang, sheepish and quite upset. I haven’t seen her for a few months. Her psoriasis, spondylitis and psoriatic ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 21, 2017

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) paper published last week reminded me to write this post. We’ve been lucky in Australia to have access to ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 7, 2017

Herbal medicines are really widely used, and this is based on people believing that these products which are said to be “natural” are safer than your ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 4, 2017

It's annoying. I do appreciate that news sites need to report news and new findings, and they need some twist with stories to keep people reading. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 18, 2017

She’s in her 30s and has had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for quite a few years. By our 1st meeting, she has already developed erosions and had ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 12, 2017

1st post for the year. And this is a plea for your help. Directed to those of you using Methotrexate, especially if you are using Methotrexate by ...