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Healio Rheuminations

Dec 10, 2021

Is this episode clinically relevant? No. Is it important? I think so! The story of Bartonella features a cast of characters, including a medical student who died trying to understand the disease, as well as some scientists with some less than ethical experiments. Enjoy!

  • Intro :01
  • Welcome to another exciting episode of...


Nov 11, 2021

Bartonella is an important mimic of a variety of autoimmune diseases, and it can be subtle. This episode tackles the ways in which this strange organism can present to a rheumatologist.

Brought to you by Genentech

  • Intro :01
  • Today’s episode :15
  • Overview of Bartonella 1:57
  • Inspiration for this episode 4:17
  • Bartonella,...


Aug 18, 2021

What is Paget’s? Why is it declining across much of the globe? Find out, plus hear an interview with the head of the center for osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease at Cleveland Clinic, Chad Deal, MD.

Brought to you by GSK.

  • Intro :11
  • Today’s episode :27
  • What is Paget’s? 1:07
  • The history of Paget’s 5:35
  • How...


Jul 29, 2021

The final episode in this trilogy delves into the advancement in laboratory techniques that allowed for more accurate measurements of immune complexes, leading to studies in the ‘50 and ‘60s that clearly demonstrated the potential pathogenicity of immune complex-mediated disease.

 Brought to you by GSK.

  • Intro...


Jul 8, 2021

The second episode in the series delves into the experiments and observations of Dr. Clemens (Baron) von Pirquet who first proposed that antibodies and antigens join forces to wreak havoc.

 Brought to you by GSK.

  • Intro :10
  • Today’s episode :26
  • A recap of the previous episode :43
  • About Baron von Pirquet 4:40
  • What’s...