Conditions & Diseases

Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) is expand­ing the care avail­able at its Han­ni­bal loca­tion with the addi­tion of Gas­troen­terol­o­gy ser­vices. Elie Ghoulam, MD, MS, a gas­troen­terol­o­gist, is now see­ing patients at the clin­ic, giv­ing patients in Han­ni­bal and the sur­round­ing com­mu­ni­ties anoth­er option for gas­troin­testi­nal care.

Recent cas­es of Cyclospo­ra have brought atten­tion to this intesti­nal infec­tion, which can cause per­sis­tent watery diar­rhea, fatigue and oth­er diges­tive symp­toms. Learn how Cyclospo­ra spreads, when symp­toms may require med­ical care and what steps you can take to reduce your risk and pro­tect your health.

An esti­mat­ed 40 mil­lion Amer­i­cans have a com­mu­ni­ca­tion dis­or­der, under­scor­ing the impor­tance of access to speech ther­a­py ser­vices. Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) pro­vides care through its team of speech-lan­guage pathol­o­gists who treat patients of all ages with speech, lan­guage, cog­ni­tive-com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and swal­low­ing disorders.

QMG takes a col­lab­o­ra­tive, indi­vid­u­al­ized approach to treat­ment that may include assis­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion tools, sen­so­ry-based ther­a­pies, and coor­di­na­tion with oth­er ther­a­py ser­vices. The team empha­sizes that ear­ly inter­ven­tion can sig­nif­i­cant­ly improve long-term com­mu­ni­ca­tion, learn­ing, and social devel­op­ment in children.

Symp­toms of pso­ri­a­sis and eczema often get worse dur­ing warmer weath­er. Here’s why, and how you can pre­vent a flare-up.

In Novem­ber 2023, Gerald’s health rapid­ly declined due to micro­scop­ic polyangi­itis, lead­ing to kid­ney and lung fail­ure. After some time with in-cen­ter dial­y­sis, he and his wife, Therese, explored peri­toneal dial­y­sis (PD) through Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG). With sup­port from QMG’s team, Ger­ald tran­si­tioned to home dial­y­sis, which improved his qual­i­ty of life and allowed him to trav­el again. 

It’s easy to think of spring and fall as aller­gy sea­sons, since that’s when pollen makes its year­ly debut. But aller­gy sea­son can hap­pen at any time of year – it all depends on what you’re aller­gic to and when you’re exposed to it.

Here you will find answers to fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions after receiv­ing a can­cer diagnosis.

Mem­o­ry loss is a com­mon con­cern for many indi­vid­u­als, often lead­ing to wor­ries about Alzheimer’s dis­ease or relat­ed dis­or­ders. Mar­i­anne McClain, PsyD, Adult Neu­ropsy­chol­o­gist with Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) and the QMG Mem­o­ry Clin­ic, empha­sizes that mem­o­ry loss does not always indi­cate a pro­gres­sive condition.

Food aller­gies, intol­er­ances, and sen­si­tiv­i­ties are often con­fused, but they dif­fer sig­nif­i­cant­ly in how they affect the body and the sever­i­ty of their reactions.