Hello KDH readers, I welcome the opportunity to write a weekly medical column regarding healthcare issues endemic to Eastern Long Island for KDHamptons.com. I will explore urgent medical care concerns, as well as respond to your personal healthcare questions. We hope this information will help you have a happy, healthy summer!Sincerely, Dr. Mark R. Kot

 Hello readers, The fall season provides a beautiful backdrop for Hamptonites who love to take advantage of everything the East End has to offer at this time. Whether it's a hike at Mashomack preserve on Shelter Island, cooking farm-to-table dinners at ...

  KDHamptons:  When does flu season typically start? Dr. Kot: The peak prevalence for the transmission of the Influenza virus is the winter through early spring. KDH:  Who should get a flu shot, and when should we get it? Dr. Kot: Children, the ...

What Is Swimmer’s Ear?During the summer when children are swimming, they are prone to develop a painful bacterial infection involving the external auditory canal called “Swimmer's Ear”. At Southampton Urgent Medical Care, I am currently seeing about ten cases ...

Sore throat is a common chief complaint prompting a visit to a healthcare provider. At SUMC patients often state' I think I have Strep' or request a 'Strep test'. 'Strep throat' is a bacterial infection of the pharynx and tonsils ...

Hello KDHamptons readers,Suffolk County's Department of Health Services released a statement yesterday regarding an increase in Pertussis [Whooping Cough]. Suffolk County has reported 216 cases of Pertussis this year- a four fold increase from 2010. Several cases have been reported ...