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Against the advice of her parents, Karen Horney decided to attend medical school in 1906, at the University of Freiburg in Germany. At the time she was one of few...

One aspect of the ongoing “opioid crisis” that the media rarely mentions is the potentially deadly impact of benzodiazepines (BZDs) when taken along with opioid pain medications. BZDs include such...

A key way to make it through this very time of year is to pace yourself and here are some strategies for doing just that...

The weather is changing, leaves are falling, down jackets are being spotted on the street; yes the season is coming. It’s time to settle in for winter, and get geared...

John Von Neumann was smart — crazy smart. The word polymath comes to mind, as his genius knew few bounds. His most recognizable contributions were to mathematical self-replication theory, a model...

I am one of those cheesy people that reflects on Thanksgiving. It is an old habit, but ever since I was an ill child with rheumatoid arthritis, I found it...

Over these many years of dealing with RA and encountering, working with, and supporting many others with RA, I have come to realize something I think is very, very important...

This summer we have visited many family members and have plans for another round of visits in the coming weeks. One special weekend involved a reunion of my mother’s family—many...

The past calls to us. Whether through ancient relics, stone monuments, the ruins of temples, paintings on the walls of caves, or the remains of ancient rulers and saints, human history...

I have an idea: how about we keep a daily log about the good moments in our lives? You know, like a pain journal, except noting what makes us smile/feel...

I wonder if, like me, you ever daydream about what it would be like to have just one day without RA. I found myself, just a few days ago, reflecting...

I tossed and turned, my left hand cradling my right wrist, holding it against my chest and then my side. Yet no relief from the throbbing pain could be found...

My first symptoms of RA began when I was 40 years old.  I was officially diagnosed at 42 years of age.  I am now 62 years old.  Aging with this...

One of the most crucial decisions we make is the selection of a physician to treat our RA. This video offers some specific criteria and also subtle nuances to help...

Last month I came down with a horrible virus of some sort. It caused a high fever and made my body feel very tender and achy. Felt like the flu...

I ran across an interesting study the other day on pain in America that was reported by Rheumatology Network. While there is some very interesting data about pain in the...

Josef K. was arrested, so the story goes, on his thirtieth birthday. The crime he was arrested for is unknown, the agency of those who arrested him is equally unknown...

Labor Day is a key milestone for a lot of people. Kids are starting back to school. Retailers put swimwear on sale and start making space for holiday merchandise. And...

Have you ever met someone who eschews technology, who sees an impending evil in every new scientific advancement, and who wishes that civilization would go back thousands of years to a...

The feeling of heaviness or weight on one's joints is yet another enduring aspect of RA that we have to handle on a daily basis.  Over the years this sensation...