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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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Arthroscopic knee surgery in some cases is not needed!

Posted on October 4, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Stop the presses!  There was a study showing that middle-aged people (mean age of 53 – 59) who have arthroscopic repair of degenerative meniscal tears do NOT have significantly improved long-term pain OR function over conservative measures. This study included … Continue reading →

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Does your tongue-tied baby need it cut?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Probably not.  There are three reasons to cut a tongue-tied infant’s tongue: difficulty with speech, or with feeding, or due to cosmetic reasons (imagine heart-shaped tongue). There is no evidence that there is improved latching for breastfeeding after frenotomy (cutting … Continue reading →

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Nevada ranks near the bottom for medical care

Posted on September 8, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Ugh!  I read the Reno Gazette Journal newspaper this morning and realized that I moved from the 6th best state for health care (Kansas) to the 48th “best” state, Nevada.  I have been practicing medicine in Nevada for nearly a … Continue reading →

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