Intramuros, Manila – The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) Section of Rheumatology hosted another successful postgraduate course last 04 May 2019 at The Bayleaf Intramuros on the topic “Musculoskeletal Imaging in Clinical Practice.” The event was headed and facilitated by the course director Dr. Sandra V. Navarra

“You cannot choose your destiny, but you can always choose happiness.”

Phenomenal as a word to describe the 2019 Philippine Rheumatology Association (PRA) Annual Meeting is an underestimation.

Join me in congratulating Karina Torralba, MD, MACM, on promotion to Professor of Medicine—and in thanking her for the work and service that underlie it. She arrived on the Loma Linda University campus in 2013.

A support group provides an opportunity for people to share personal experiences, feelings, and coping strategies about their illnesses. It may serve as a bridge to meet their psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Pulmonary manifestations in CTDs are diverse and may range from acute pneumonitis to chronic pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease. Presented by UST Rheumatology Fellow, Dr. Mika Ana Sususco-Frio, the first case typified the natural course of a patient with

In line with the National Lupus Advocacy Week Celebration, the People Empowerment for Arthritis and Lupus (PEARL) held a forum on 10 February 2019 Sunday morning, with a theme #Action for lupus:

It was an overwhelming experience to see actual patients who are affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis. When our patient partner, Ma’am Sonia, explained to us how her daily life is affected, I realized the importance

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