Travel Medicine of Long Island

Having a long-term health condition is no reason to stay home. Millions of people with diabetes, heart disease, asthma, kidney problems, and other chronic illnesses travel widely every year. But travelling well with a chronic condition takes more preparation than the average trip, because the disruptions of travel, from time-zone shifts to unfamiliar food and … Read more

For many of the most serious illnesses a traveller can encounter, there is no vaccine and no preventive tablet. Dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and several others are spread by mosquitoes and ticks, and the only reliable defence is to avoid being bitten in the first place. Insect-bite prevention is therefore one of the most important, and … Read more