Dr. Maggie’s Blog

Handwashing

I have always been a stickler for proper hygiene and hand washing but with the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the importance of hand washing has reached a new level! Why Use Soap? Hand washing with soap allows the microorganisms on your skin to be surrounded. The specific parts of soap molecules can insert themselves into the Read More…


Support & Chronic Disease

For as long as I can remember I can say that going into a profession like Medicine is about being there for the patient.  I’m a better doctor today because every condition or illness I see has a face of a patient or patient experience linked to it.  Most rheumatologists have a very close relationship Read More…


Obesity & Arthritis

One third of the US population is battling obesity and its complications including Heart Disease, Diabetes, Stroke, Depression and Cancer according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity is connected to arthritis in many ways including the development of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis as well as worsening disease activity. WHAT DOES OBESITY DO? Read More…


ARTHRITIS CONNECTION WITH COLON CANCER

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed among men and women in the United States annually. Cancer may begin as a noncancerous accumulation of cells called polyps inside the colon but over time these polyps can become malignant. WHO IS AT RISK? Increase in age African American race Personal history of polyps or Read More…


What The Future Holds For Medicine & Telehealth

The physician and the patient relationship have always been about keeping the lines of communication open in order to establish and maintain a relationship.  In PRE COVID 19 days, the face to face office visit is how this relationship was maintained. With the COVID-19 pandemic, that option wasn’t possible in order to prevent transmission and Read More…


Fertility, Family Planning, Pregnancy & Autoimmune Disease

I see many females of childbearing age with autoimmune diseases like Lupus, Sjorgren’s Syndrome, Scleroderma, MS, Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (Hashimoto Thyroiditis) and RA that express worry and fear that their disease will prohibit them from having a family.  They worry about infertility like so many women in this world.  I empathize.   Becoming a mother is Read More…