Tag Archives: Dr. Leslie Greenberg

Record number of Sexually Transmitted Infections diagnosed in 2017

Posted on December 14, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Record number of Sexually Transmitted Infections diagnosed in 2017. Not a great statistic, I know.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the 2017 data showing that nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in … Continue reading →

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Half of urine drug screens revealed improper medication use!

Posted on November 21, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Half of urine drug screens revealed improper medication use!  Wow.  A study of over 4,000,000 (!) urine drug screens showed that 52% of patients were taking inappropriate medication.  The most common combination of medications misused were opioids (pain medicines) and … Continue reading →

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Free Radon tests! Why to test? How to test? What’s important?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Radon. Why to test? How to test? What’s important? **Short-term tests are free to Nevadans until February 28, 2019 in honor of National Radon Action Month. Look at website (at bottom of post) for locations for test pick up!** Radon … Continue reading →

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You may NOT need to take vitamin D…

Posted on October 30, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

You may NOT need to take vitamin D… What?!  It has been standard of care to suggest vitamin D3 1000 – 2000 IU a day.  But, recently Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology published a study involving over 53,000 patients which looked … Continue reading →

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Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students. What is a good latch?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students.  What is a good latch?  As a follow-up to my breastfeeding blog, I was asked how to make sure the infant has a good latch onto the breast. This is … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 15, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 drlesliegreenberg

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 drlesliegreenberg

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 drlesliegreenberg

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 drlesliegreenberg

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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