Travel Medicine of Long Island

Compare atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, and mefloquine to choose the right antimalarial for your trip. A practical malaria prevention guide.

A clear guide to travel vaccines: which ones you actually need, how early to book, and how to time doses so you’re protected before you fly.

Learn how to prevent malaria as a traveler: choosing the right antimalarial, avoiding mosquito bites, and recognizing symptoms after your trip home.

Reduce your risk of deep vein thrombosis on long flights. Learn who is at risk, how to prevent DVT, and warning signs to watch for after travel.

Learn how to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on long flights: real risk factors, who needs compression stockings, and simple in-seat prevention steps.

A practical guide to traveler’s diarrhea prevention, self-treatment, and warning signs, so you can travel from Long Island prepared and recover fast.

Practical steps to travel abroad with diabetes, heart disease, or asthma: managing medications, time zones, and emergencies so a chronic condition stays stable.

Learn how to prevent traveler’s diarrhea, treat it correctly, and know when to seek help. A practical travel medicine guide for Long Island travelers.

The single most useful thing you can do before an international trip is to sit down with a clinician who understands travel medicine, ideally six to eight weeks before departure. Many travellers leave this to the last minute, then discover that the vaccines they need require a course spread over several weeks, or that the … Read more

For many travelers, vaccinations are the part of trip planning that gets left until the last frantic week, squeezed in somewhere between booking airport parking and buying travel adapters. Yet immunizations are one of the few genuinely proactive things you can do to prevent illness abroad, and unlike packing, they cannot be sorted out overnight. … Read more