The Hotel Doctor

Every summer, a hundred Brazilian adolescents descend on UCLA’s dormitories to study English. When one gets sick, a counselor phones Apr...

Housecall agencies spring up regularly. I keep track of them so I saw Medicast’s web site when it came to life a few months ago. Dur...

Up to age one, infants look on everyone as a friend, so they’re a delight to care for. Afterward, they become aware that some people are ...

“A guest at the Century Plaza wants his Adderall refilled. Can you go?” asked someone from the office of a local concierge doctor. “I ...

A guest dropped an ice bucket on her toe. Pain was excruciating, and blood poured out. Holding the toe under the tap didn’t help. Over ...

My personal encounter with paramedics occurred the day I fell (ironically during my morning exercise walk) and broke my hip. I might hav...

Could I visit a Quantas crew member at the Marriott in Costa Mesa, asked the answering service at one a.m. Costa Mesa is fifty miles a...