Five Things to Know to Prevent and Treat Tick Bites

Human encounters with ticks are skyrocketing as climate change and other factors expand their territory and swell their numbers. New York is home to about 30 tick types, including the blacklegged (deer) tick, which spreads Lyme Disease. As spring warmth draws New Yorkers out of Read More …

Advice: Take Steps to Avoid Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal allergies affect one in every four Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And the results can be exhausting and debilitating—constant sneezing, hacking coughs, watery, itchy eyes and interrupted sleep. As the associate medical director of Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, I see patients Read More …