Summer ReMarks 2026

it’s heating up out there and I wanted to pass on some helpful summer advice that I have given before, but it’s worth repeating. It’s a mixture of some old information with some new updates.  I will be doing some traveling this summer or as we call it here, “working remotely”.

Sunscreens and Insect Repellents:

 

Here is a link to a recent blogpost about avoiding two common summer maladies, sunburn and mosquito bites:

https://personalphysicianmd.com/summer-sun-and-mosquitoes-2026/

Traveling abroad?

You can check out your destination on the CDC’s website. Destinations | Travelers’ Health | CDC 

This part of the website does not seem to be influenced by political appointees.

I operated a travel clinic for over 20 years. I pioneered travel medicine in San Antonio and gave medical advice and immunizations to hundreds of   travelers during that time. During the pandemic our stock of travel vaccines expired since no one was traveling.  We decided not to re-stock them.  Most our readily available at pharmacies and we don’t want to keep a large vaccine inventory on hand. Walgreen’s carries Yellow Fever vaccine now.  We are happy to advise you what you need and prescribe any prescriptions needed, but time doesn’t allow having a travel clinic any longer.

Avoiding Heat Stroke

Summer is heating up. As we get older, our thermostats may not function as they did when we were younger making us more vulnerable to heat related illness. Here is some information from Up To Date on avoiding heat stroke from a recent blogpost:

https://personalphysicianmd.com/preventing-heat-illness/

 

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