The Hotel Doctor

The guest’s symptoms suggested a urine infection, one of my favorite diseases. They’re miserable but respond quickly to antibiotics. T...

“My doctor gave me amoxicillin a week ago, and my sinuses are still blocked. I need a stronger antibiotic,” said a guest. If a medic...

Number one is urine infections in women, because I quickly make them go away. Handing over a packet of antibiotics, I assure someone who h...

Only half my callers require one. As I repeat, I’m happy to phone a pharmacy when guests forget legitimate medication: blood pressur...

A guest at the Georgian hotel in Santa Monica wanted a housecall, said the desk clerk. She had a urine infection. That was good ne...

“My wife had strep last week. Now I have the same thing.” I receive one “same thing” phone call per week. Naturally, guests hope I...

I was awake at 7 a.m. writing this blog when a guest called with symptoms of a bladder infection. Being American, her first question w...

A young woman complained that urinating was painful, and she was running frequently to the bathroom. That sounded like the common bl...

“My doctor gives me Bactrim to take whenever I get another infection, and I need more.” Antibiotic requests are good news to some ho...

If you receive an antibiotic for a respiratory infection, it’s probably a placebo because almost all respiratory infections are viruses....