Dr. Alan Ken Matsumoto M.D.

Over time, more and more health conditions have been discovered, which has ultimately led to a more informed healthcare system. These breakthroughs have been thanks to a neverending goal of creating more efficient treatment options, which is being done as technology improves and becomes more...

Recent studies have suggested another indicator that might help to identify an underlying lupus diagnosis. The study called “High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Youth,” which is published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, states that,...

What are the odds of finding someone willing to give an organ away to someone they have met online?Social networks have already earned a place in day to day life. Being able to contact people online, meet and even have long-term friendships with someone that can be thousands of kilometers away ,or...

An extremely difficult diagnosis such as lupus can put you into so many emotional phases. Some of your very first feelings would most likely include frustration, sadness, anxiety, and fear of what’s to come. From that point on, you won’t have as much freedom to do what you want– even the most...

Many know Tatum O'Neal from her acting career, but not as many know the struggle she has been through in regard to rheumatoid arthritis.The struggle of getting people to understandThe trouble with illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis is that it can be hard for people who had never been through it to...

Fibromyalgia is a condition where you feel almost constant pain caused by inflammation all over the body, including joints, organs, and skin. Now brain scans and an advanced imaging test called positron emission tomography, or PET, show that there is a neurochemical change in the brains of those who...