Christine Blake Smith, DO

08/27/2026

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Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
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08/12/2026

Waist Circumference, Waist-To-Hip Ratio Predict Heart Disease Risk Better Than BMI, Study Shows:

Healio (8/11) reports, “Primary prevention of heart disease may be improved with the use of waist circumference or waist-to-height ratio rather than BMI to guide cardiovascular disease risk assessment, researchers” found.
MedPage Today (8/11) reports that the “pooled analysis of over a dozen cohort studies” found that “among those with normal weight or overweight measured by body mass index (BMI), a large waist circumference (WC) and a high waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were associated with a 15% to 50% excess risk for most heart disease outcomes over 20 years.” The data indicated that “people with obesity and a small waist circumference had largely similar clinical outcomes to their normal-weight counterparts; the risk of all-cause mortality even favored some individuals with obesity and smaller waists.” The findings were published in JACC.

08/03/2026

A major shift is happening in chronic pain treatment:

We are learning that the brain and nervous system can “learn pain” — but they can also relearn safety.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) showed remarkable results in a randomized trial published in JAMA Psychiatry, with many patients becoming pain-free or nearly pain-free after treatment focused on changing the brain’s interpretation of pain signals.

Pain is real.
But the brain is powerful.

Study:
JAMA Psychiatry Pain Reprocessing Therapy Study

06/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Christine Blake Smith, recipient of the prestigious Roswell P. Bates Public Service Award presented by the Maine Osteopathic Association.

For decades, Dr. Smith has dedicated her career to compassionate, prevention-focused patient care while continually advancing public health education, physician mentorship, and community service throughout Maine and beyond. In addition to leading a personalized preventive and lifestyle medicine practice, she now serves as a national and international clinician educator and coach, providing education and guidance to healthcare providers across the country and internationally in the areas of chronic pain, addiction medicine, prevention, and patient-centered care.

Dr. Smith has served as President and Spokesperson for the American Heart Association of Maine and has delivered extensive public health education programs throughout the state alongside organizations such as Easterseals, the American Diabetes Association, the Dempsey Center, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, just to name a few. She has also served as Medical Director for Milestone Recovery Center, medical contributor for WMTW News, volunteer physician through the Biddeford Free Clinic, and continues to advocate for a more patient-empowered, compassionate, and relationship-centered healthcare system.

Beyond medicine, Dr. Smith has dedicated herself to service in countless ways, including serving as a foster parent for the State of Maine while raising five children of her own. Through her nonprofit organization, Christine Blake Designs, she has also donated more than $100,000 worth of gowns and dresses to families in need, combining creativity, compassion, and service to support others during difficult times.

Recently earning additional board certifications in Addiction Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Smith continues to help shape the future of preventive and resilience-focused healthcare while mentoring both patients and physicians alike.

This award reflects a lifelong commitment to healing, education, leadership, service, and the belief that medicine is most powerful when it is deeply human. We are incredibly proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition.

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Christine Blake Smith!

04/27/2026

Dental Flossing Is Associated With Reduction In Incident Ischemic Stroke, Research Indicates
Cardiology Advisor (4/24) reported, “Dental flossing has a significant independent association with a reduction in incident ischemic stroke, according to study findings.” Investigators found that “the flosser group had a significantly decreased ischemic stroke risk (hazard ratio [HR], 0.62; 95% CI, 0.51-0.75) vs the nonflosser group.” The “risk reduction (adjusted HR [aHR], 0.77; 95% CI, 0.64-0.96) continued to be significant after adjustment for s*x, age, 3-level education, smoking status, race-center, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, regular brushing, and regular dental care.” The findings were published in Stroke.

04/13/2026

Research Links Depression To Higher Risk Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF):

Rare Disease Advisor (4/10) reported, “Researchers found that depression was associated with a higher risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to a recent study.” In over 353,000 “UK Biobank participants followed for a mean of 14.5 years, a team of researchers identified 2261 incident IPF cases and found that people with depression had a 52% higher risk of developing IPF than those without depression after adjustment for sociodemographic and respiratory factors.” Additionally, “depressive symptoms measured by a Patient Health Questionnaire-2 score of 3 or higher were...linked with greater IPF risk.” The findings were published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.

04/10/2026

If Alzheimer’s or dementia has touched someone in your family, you may find this new research incredibly hopeful. After 30 years in medicine, it takes a lot to impress me.
But what’s happening right now in Alzheimer’s research is truly remarkable!
For the first time, treatments are being used that actually target the disease process in the brain and can slow its progression.
I made a short video explaining the breakthrough and what they are working on next. I'm super excited about it! Please share!

Major Medical Breakthrough: The Beginning of the End of Alzheimer’s?For decades Alzheimer’s disease was one of the most frustrating conditions in medicine. D...

04/06/2026

Common Antibiotics, Non-Antibiotic Drugs Associated With Increased Odds Of Clostridioides Difficile Infection, Study Finds
MedPage Today (4/3) reported a study found that “both antibiotics and non-antibiotic drugs were associated with significantly increased odds of C. difficile infections within 30 days of use.” According to researchers, these drugs include: lincosamides (adjusted OR 31.4); combinations of penicillins (aOR 19.8); antidiarrheals (aOR 7.3); analgesics (aOR 2.8); corticosteroids (aOR 2.4); proton pump inhibitors (PPIs; aOR 1.8); and histamine H2-receptor antagonists (aOR 1.4). The researchers noted “that the largest increase in odds of C. difficile infection among non-antibiotics was observed for antidiarrheals.” However, they added that their sensitivity analyses suggested that the effect may decrease with less recent exposure, “as is the case for antibiotics.” The study was published in Gut.

04/02/2026

Preventative medicine is shifting away from medications and empowering patients on creating TRUE and LASTING change. Just uploaded "An Introduction to TRUE Prevention and Healing"
and "Can You Prevent Dementia?" on my new patient education platform called "Reclaim Health"!
https://education.drchristineblakesmith.com/