Tag Archives: University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program

AARP Bulletin with medical tips from yours truly!

Posted on April 6, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

AARP Bulletin with medical tips from yours truly!Disclaimer:  Talk to your doctor about your specific knee pain.  If you are walking around with bone-on-bone arthritis, you may need a total knee replacement (and NOT be a candidate for conservative management).  … Continue reading →

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Kidneys. How important are they?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Kidneys.  How important are they?  REALLY IMPORTANT.  I have told my kids that the organs that I think are most importance… in order of importance is the brain, then heart, then the kidney. Kidney disease affects 47 million people in … Continue reading →

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Palpitations. How to evaluate them?!

Posted on March 27, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Ever have your heart make a weird pitter pat? Palpitations.  How to evaluate them?  Palpitations are very common of which the most concerning cause is cardiac.  Other possible causes are adverse effects from both prescription and over-the-counter medications, psychiatric illness … Continue reading →

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Shingles?! Prevention and management.

Posted on March 20, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Shingles?! Prevention and management.    Shingles is also called herpes zoster and it is caused by the reaction of the chickenpox virus (aka varicella zoster virus).  One million cases of shingles occur annually in the US.  We each have an … Continue reading →

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I am featured in the recent AARP magazine! Read on…

Posted on March 14, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

I am featured in the recent AARP magazine!  Read on… https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2018/medical-experts-insider-advice.html

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Why are you hoarse? What should you do?

Posted on March 13, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Why are you hoarse?  What should you do?  There are a multitude of causes of hoarseness.  Hoarseness is a common presentation to primary care physicians.  The causes range from inflammatory processes to psychiatric disorders to more serious systemic, neurologic or … Continue reading →

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This is a powerful read. Assault weapons are a medical problem.

Posted on February 22, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

This is a powerful read.  Assault weapons are a medical problem.  Read on to appreciate the “smashed melon…” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/what-i-saw-treating-the-victims-from-parkland-should-change-the-debate-on-guns/553937/

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How is the flu hitting your region? Nevada is in the RED!

Posted on January 23, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

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 →

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Are you un- or underinsured or without a SSN in Northern Nevada? We have free medical clinics!

Posted on January 11, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care at upcoming free University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Student Outreach Clinics in January and February 2018. UNR Med offers the clinics … Continue reading →

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