In this conversation, Daniel Belkin and Mitch Belkin interview Adam J Brown, MD about the field of Rheumatology, autoimmune diseases, and his podcast Rheuminations. They discuss the history of gout, plaquenil, the relationship between infectious diseases and rheumatologic conditions, the inflammasome, autoinflammatory disorders, vasculitis, fibromyalgia, Covid, and much more.Who is Adam J Brown?Dr. Adam J. Brown is a Rheumatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Brown is the author of the book Rheumatology Made Ridiculously Simple. He is also the host of the Healio podcast Rheuminations, which focuses on autoimmunity, rare diseases, and the history of medicine. References:Twitter - @AdamJBrownMDAdam J Brown's Quiz Platform Rheum and BoardsHealio Rheuminations Podcast   Support the showFollow us at @ExMedPod Subscribe to our Youtube channelConsider supporting us on Patreon