ʼI treated patients for 25 years before realizing that this common morning habit was behind most of the chronic inflammation I was seeingʼ : a rheumatologistʼs confession is sparking debate

He had treated thousands of aching joints and stiff mornings before a pattern finally clicked. In case after case, the early hours held a clue he couldn’t ignore: the way patients started their day often set the tone for their inflammation….