By Dr Irwin Lim on December 19, 2016

A swollen knee in a young woman needs a reason. What’s the most common cause? Actually, I don’t know the answer to that exactly. But when a ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 6, 2016

At BJC Health, we have hundreds of patients on these medications as they have really changed the outcomes for our patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ...

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 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 August 12, 2015

These patients are frustrated. I am too. In the last week, I’ve been reminded how difficult it can be to treat this disease. In some, it’s severe and ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 29, 2015

I have not previously experienced a marketing campaign of this nature. The message repeated via mail, e-mail, print ads in medical newsletters. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 20, 2015

Image courtesy of artur84 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist If you have inflammation affecting your joints, and it has been ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 12, 2015

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Dr Irwin Lim is a rheumatologist and a director of BJC Health. You should follow him on twitter here. BJC Health’s ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 3, 2015

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Rheumatoid Hands: late disease Textbooks. Websites, Information Sheets (including ours). All to be blamed to some ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 14, 2015

Carpal tunnel syndrome is common. After feeling pain, tingling, numbness and/or weakness in the hand for some time, the sufferer seeks some medical ...