Dr David Fajgenbaum (University of Pennsylvania, USA) and Dr Puja Mehta discuss cytokine storm syndromes. They consider the definition of cytokine storms and whether COVID-19 meets these criteria, as well as Dr Fajgenbaum’s research journey, as described in his bestselling memoir, 'Chasing my Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action'.  Read the paper here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2026131This episode was originally published in March 2021. Thanks for listening to Talking Rheumatology Research! Join the conversation on Twitter using #TalkingRheumResearch, or tweet us @RheumJnl. Want to read more of our research? Explore Rheumatology and Rheumatology Advances in Practice.