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Category Archives: Vaccines
Shingrix vaccine may lower dementia risk!
One important CDC-recommended adult vaccines is Shingrix. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox, the virus stays asleep in your nerves and can “wake up” years later, causing a painful rash, nerve damage, … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, General Medicine- Adults, Vaccines
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HPV vaccine for the win!
We now know that HPV (human papillomavirus) causes many different cancers. The HPV vaccine which is given to most preteens at 11-12 years of age can be given up to age 45. Studies have shown that patients view HPV vaccine … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, pap test, Pediatrics, Vaccines, Vaccines, Women's Health
Tagged cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, how to avoid cervical cancer, HPV, HPV vaccine, human papillomavirus, pap, Reno doctor, Reno family physician, STI, throat cancer, vaccine
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Covid. Should you get another vaccine?
I have been asked this a LOT in the office recently. And, then, into my inbox from the American Academy of Family Physicians an article illuminated this issue. COVID-19 Vaccine Update (June 2025) What the research shows: What doctors and … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Vaccines
Tagged covid, covid booster, covid vaccine, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, should i get covid booster, vaccine
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Shingles Vaccine Benefits: Lower Heart Disease Risk?
I understand that vaccines are a touchy subject. But, as a 30-year family medicine physician, I LOVE vaccines! They decrease infection and save lives. Do I sound like a cheerleader? A recent study found that people who get the shingles … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized, Vaccines
Tagged chicken pox, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, health, heart disease, post herpetic neuralgia, shingles, shingles decrease heart disease, shingles vaccine, vaccine, varicella, wellness
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The flu is not over for this year!
How to Avoid Influenza: Expert-Backed Prevention Strategies I have seen a lot of flu in the hospital and in the office this week. This seems LATE to me…and yet it is true. Influenza (flu) season is in full swing, but … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Pediatrics, Vaccines, Vaccines
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, flu, flu vaccine, health, how to not get flu, influenza, influenza vaccine, is flu season over, news, should i get the flu vaccine, vaccine
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Pertussis is rampant!
Pertussis is rampant! Are you up to date on the Tdap vaccine? The “p” of this vaccine stands for pertussis. Pertussis is also known as whopping cough. The Washington Post recently stated that there are five times as many pertussis … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Vaccines
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, dtap, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, health, pertussis, pertussis infection, Tdap, vaccination, vaccine, whoop, whooping cough
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Flu vaccines decrease hospitalizations!
Flu vaccines decrease hospitalizations! Why should you get the flu vaccine now? One humanitarian answer would be that we live on this planet with others and we should look out for one another. But, the selfish reason would be that … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Vaccines
Tagged Does flu vaccine decrease hospitalization, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, flu, flu vaccine, Flu vaccine decreases hospitalization., flu-shot, health, influenza, influenza vaccine, vaccine, why get the flu shot, why get the flu vaccine
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Pertussis. Whooping cough. What you should know…
Pertussis. Whooping cough. What you should know… Pertussis is also called whooping cough. It continues to be a public health concern (with nearly 20 million infections worldwide yearly) despite there being an effective vaccine. My husband got whooping cough years … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Pediatrics, pregnancy, Vaccines, Vaccines
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, pertussis, Tdap, whooping cough
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How well did the influenza vaccine do this year?
I know we are hyperfocused on our current pandemia and rightfully so. I recently came across an article discussing the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine for this past season. According to a Feb. 21 CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the current … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 flu vaccine efficacy, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, flu vaccine, influenza, Reno family doctor, Reno family physician
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Are you older than 50? Get your Shingrix!
Are you older than 50? Get your Shingrix! What is Shingrix? It is the “new” shingles vaccine. Shingrix, also called recombinant zoster vaccine, is a rockstar of vaccines. It decreases shingles infections For those 50-59 years, Shingrix decreases shingles by … Continue reading
Posted in Dermatology, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized, Vaccines
Tagged postherpetic neuralgia, shingles, shingrix, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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