What the heck is arthritis?
What the heck is arthritis? Everything you ever wanted to know, in only 60 seconds!
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Boston: A Few of My Favorite Things
For the next five days,14,000 rheumatologists will be visiting Boston for the Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. With talks scheduled from 7am to 6pm, you may have little time to visit the city
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Agile Manifesto For Physicians
I am a physician. For most of my career, “agile” meant the ability to move quickly and easily: the treatment goal for my patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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It’s In Your Genes, Or Is It? The Genetics Of Autoinflammatory Diseases
Autoinflammatory diseases have a variety of causes. Some are clearly genetic–they are caused by single mutations in specific genes.
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Not All Joint Pain Is Arthritis
As a rheumatologist, I’m becoming an expert in evaluating all types of joint pain. My adult patients are wonderful at describing how their joints feel: burning, stabbing, pressure, stiffness, crushing, aching, throbbing.
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This Is What It’s Like To Be A Physician
Let me tell you about a recent morning working in my outpatient rheumatology clinic. I’ll tell you less about the medicine, but more about my process of practicing medicine.
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The Dishwasher Dilemma
With our old dishwasher, we never knew whether the dishes in the washer had been cleaned. Before putting the dishes in the washer, we had to scrub them well, otherwise, they’d come out almost as dirty as they had been when we put them in
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Autoinflammatory Diseases Workshop
We are holding our first (annual?) Managing Your Autoinflammatory Disease: Lifestyle and Wellness Workshop on Saturday, April 28 in Waltham, MA. The workshop is open to children and adults, and it is free to attend!
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This Is How I Write Science Papers
Growing up in Venezuela, I really wanted to be a writer. I loved writing short stories with fictional characters named Petunia who overcame challenges and provided a moral in the end. I remember writing one story in which one of the characters tragically dies. My mom (a psychotherapist) thought it reflected a hidden trauma and
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