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 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 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 October 15, 2016

On World Arthritis Day, one of my patients saw an ad on TV about rheumatoid arthritis (RA). She excitedly told me the next day. I think this RA TV ad ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 10, 2016

While I do have patients who come in with a list of questions to ask, far more are less prepared. Being diagnosed with rheumatoid is clearly ...

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 March 30, 2016

My friend who is also a doctor missed her rheumatoid arthritis for some time. It’s been awhile since med school and she has the same idea about ...

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 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 ...