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Brag post: DrLeslieGreenberg.com is one of the top 100 healthcare blogs of 2016 !

Posted on March 1, 2017 by drlesliegreenberg

Brag post: DrLeslieGreenberg.com is one of the top 100 healthcare blogs of 2016 ! Wow!  How did I miss this? I have truly enjoyed being a physician and an educator.  My goal is to both educate myself and my patients. … Continue reading →

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What can the elderly do to decrease their number of falls?

Posted on February 27, 2017 by drlesliegreenberg

What can the elderly do to decrease their number of falls? Lots of things!  Lifestyle modifications are best: structured exercise programs and home safety interventions (like get rid of throw rugs and electrical cords across walkways).  Multifactorial assessment and inv=tervention … Continue reading →

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Should you take a statin to decrease chance of dementia?

Posted on February 20, 2017 by drlesliegreenberg

Should you take a statin to decrease chance of dementia?  No.  What?  We medical-sorts link “educated” logic together.  And, many times this is wrong. It would seem intuitive that vascular dementia (when the brain doesn’t get enough blood) can be … Continue reading →

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Should you introduce peanuts early to children?! And how?!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by drlesliegreenberg

.flickr.com/photos/cheesy42/26355491291Should you introduce peanuts early to children?  And, how?! Yes. For historical sake, when I was in medical school, the rule was to AVOID peanut ingestion until age one.  The thought was that early introduction would increase the risk of … Continue reading →

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Yes, I’m a physician and a mother

Posted on January 12, 2017 by drlesliegreenberg

My three children are now teenagers.  I chose to wait for motherhood until after my (and my husband’s) medical training finished…so I got a late start.  Oh well… I appreciate this article’s perspective.  http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/01/stop-surprised-im-physician-mother.html

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Women physicians may extend your life span more than male physicians

Posted on December 21, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

A recent article in JAMA shows the benefits of being cared for by a woman physician.  Nearly 1/3 of practicing physicians are women and 1/2 of medical students (future physicians) are female.  That’s good news. Want to read more? You … Continue reading →

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Medical school knowledge…

Posted on November 21, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Most of the medical school information that I learned 25 years ago is now known to be false.  I recently read a quote that medical “tradition is no longer the bedrock of (good)  practice.”  Oh, that is so true. We physicians … Continue reading →

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Common questions about recurrent urinary tract infections in women

Posted on October 31, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

What are the risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)? In premenopausal women, the risk factors are new or multiple sexual partners, having a UTI before age 15, sexual intercourse three or more times per week, spermicide use In postmenopausal … Continue reading →

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Asthma treatment

Posted on October 27, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

The goal of treating asthma is to not die from asthma.  The secondary goal is for asthmatics to live their life fully, as if they did not have asthma.  This often requires treatment.  Symptoms of asthma are wheezing, cough and … Continue reading →

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Honey?! for a cough?

Posted on October 17, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

As a family physician, I often see children in my office with a cough.  There have been extensive studies showing no clear benefits and, in fact, there were definite potential harms to over the counter cough medication in children under … Continue reading →

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