By Guest blogger on July 15, 2016

This post is written by Drs Claire Barrett, Laurel Young & Katherine Poulsen. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a very common inflammatory arthritis ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 4, 2016

I do like whiteboard animations. This is a good one, courtesy of the Spondylitis Association of America. The average time before diagnosis of ...

By Dr Philip Robinson on July 1, 2016

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and pelvis. Changes in genes contribute to the risk of people developing ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 28, 2016

Hydroxychloroquine or Plaquenil is a medication used widely in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus). It’s really considered quite a gentle ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 19, 2016

The take-home message from the recent EULAR congress in London for me was that I should be using subcutaneous Methotrexate (MTX) more. There was of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 6, 2016

Oh no. Bad press for Methotrexate. “Worrying rise in accidental overdose of prescription drug methotrexate” was the headline in the Sydney Morning ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 25, 2016

This week, I've had a steady stream of doctor friends take photos of this cover page then email/sms/tweet me with it. I feature in an article in Best ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 21, 2016

My colleagues are currently conducting a study looking at outcomes of pregnancies in women with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as Rheumatoid ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 18, 2016

Once a year, a group of health professionals in the rheumatology/ musculoskeletal disease arena get dressed up and compete in teams of 4 to win the ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 15, 2016

There is a lot of misinformation in the general population about the appropriate use of diet for people with inflammatory conditions. When we created ...