Tag Archives: Dr. Leslie Greenberg

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding?

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding? I love breastfeeding questions.  I helped educate both medical students and new mothers this week about breastfeeding while on newborn hospital rounds.  Here are some of the questions (and … Continue reading →

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University of Nevada Reno school of Medicine free health clinics!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

University of Nevada Reno school of Medicine is offering free health clinics! And 200 free flu shots. Who is invited? Underinsured, uninsured and those without social security numbers are welcome! When? For children through adults October 6. October 23 November … Continue reading →

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Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with medical students…What do we screen for?

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with medical students… What do we screen for? Oh, my life as a physician and medical educator.  I have a new crop of green third-year medical students.  They have just spent two years studying … Continue reading →

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Marijuana and adolescents…

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Marijuana and adolescents…  I live in Nevada and it is now legal to use marijuana for both recreational and medical use. How prevalent is marijuana use? 5.4% of 8th graders, 14% of 10th graders and 22% of 12th graders have … Continue reading →

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Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer?

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer?  This is a great question. A few years ago the National Lung Screening Trial found a reduction in disease-specific and all-cause mortality with lung cancer screening.  … Continue reading →

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Pregnant women, should you ask for skin staples or stitches with a C-section?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Pregnant women, should you ask for skin staples or stitches with a C-section?  A meta-analysis (combined multiple studies) with 2300 patients looked at complication rate or infection, separation, hematomas (blood collections under the skin surface) and cosmetic result. All 10 … Continue reading →

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Men, do you know your cholesterol level?

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

Men, do you know your cholesterol level?  There was a recent lipid (cholesterol) guideline released by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association which showed that men with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) component of cholesterol of at least 190 benefit … Continue reading →

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