Childhood Chickenpox Virus goes Rogue and Causes Adult Shingles! I was 32 and had just finished a month-long acting job, working a children’s theater gig at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in Connecticut. I returned to New York City and my bartending job with some outstanding stories, a resolve to remain child-free, and a weird rash [...]

Just How “Urgent” Does Your Situation Have to Be? There is a lot of misconception about what exactly constitutes the need for Urgent Care. Many think a patient must be at death’s door or have suffered some sort of catastrophic event. Not true at all! Urgent Care is a sort of mashup between your primary [...]

Blood Sugar Testing: How Much Is Too Much? It used to be that unless your blood sugar was above the normal cut off for diabetes, you didn’t have to worry. New research is suggesting that even high normal blood sugar on your annual physical exam can cause serious problems. Various studies in the past have [...]

Traveling This Winter? Learn How A Travel Kit Can Save You A Headache As winter begins to descend upon the city, many New Yorkers are looking to travel to exotic and sunny lands to escape the frigid malaise. Most travelers are aware that they need to consult their doctors about travel vaccines and immunizations for [...]

Avoid These Amateur Cooking Mistakes & You’ll Avoid An Urgent Care Visit Tis the season of generosity and good cheer, but unfortunately, tis also the season for food poisoning. In November and December NY urgent care centers and ERs are flooded with people suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. That’s why this year our doctors took [...]

Who replaced St.Vincent’s Hospital in Downtown NYC? Medhattan Immediate Medical care was recently mentioned on page 1 of the NY Times in an article discussing how residents of lower Manhattan are meeting their health care needs since St Vincent’s closed 2 years ago. If you didn’t see it, we hope you check it out. We [...]

3 Misconceptions About Walk In Medical Centers Did you know that there are currently about 9,000 walk in urgent care centers across the US? The concept of walk in urgent care began about 30 years ago, but in New York City there are only a handful. Because this is a new concept, many New Yorkers [...]

Not all Urgent Care Centers are created equal: 4 Factors to find the best Manhattan Urgent Care for you. Urgent care in Manhattan ranges from a McMedicine experience at the corner chain pharmacy all the way to the opposite end of the spectrum: a boutique facility staffed by elite doctors with on-site services that provide [...]

Urgent Care vs. Primary Care Walk in urgent care is a relatively new concept in Manhattan, so it’s understandable if you are confused about where to go. Here are some situations in which it would be preferable to go to an immediate care facility: I NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR NOW When you are sick [...]