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Tag Archives: influenza
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
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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
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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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University of Nevada Reno school of Medicine free health clinics!
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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How is the flu hitting your region? Nevada is in the RED!
How is the flu hitting your region? Nevada is in the RED! (See the attached USA flu map of influenza-like activity for the week ending January 13, 2018) What can you do? Get the flu vaccine. Stay home if you … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, infections, Pediatrics, pregnancy, Uncategorized, Vaccines, Vaccines
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, flu, flu in Nevada, flu vaccine, influenza, Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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If you have heart disease you SHOULD GET A FLU VACCINE!
Okay, the capitals may have been too much… but studies have shown that the influenza vaccination may reduce death from cardiovascular disease. Observational studies have shown an association between receipt of the flu vaccine and a lower risk of cardiovascular … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized, Vaccines
Tagged cardiovascular event, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, flu vaccine, infection, influenza, Reno, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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This is Nevada Influenza Vaccination Week!
Why should you get the flu vaccine? There are scores of people yearly who are ill due to the flu AND there are thousands (or sometimes TENS of thousands) of people who die each year from influenza. Do I get … Continue reading
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Do YOU (and your kids) really need the flu vaccine?
The low-down on this is that influenza often kills those who are otherwise well. Also, the flu can be fatal to children. The CDC found that 830 kids died from flu-related complications between 2004 and 2012 and most of those … Continue reading
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Flu vaccines may prevent heart attacks, too!
Immunization against the influenza lowered the probability of heart attack by 45%. This Australian study recently published in the journal Heart. It is thought that acute infections, such as influenza, cause an increased production of disease-fighting inflammatory proteins. It is … Continue reading
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Flu vaccine decreases heart attacks!
JAMA recently combined the results of many studies which in over 6000 patients it was shown that receiving influenza vaccination lowers the risk of cardiovascular events ( like heart attacks or strokes). The benefit was even more pronounced in patients … Continue reading
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