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...

I was leaving the Universal City Hilton when the elevator stopped. The door opened, and a young man rushed in, blood dripping down his...

The owner of a West Hollywood boutique hotel called to explain that he was suffering another herpes outbreak and needed a prescription...

As I introduced myself, the guest suggested we not shake hands because he didn’t want to give me lice. He had lice. I settled myse...

“I came back to the room, and my Vicodin was gone.   The maid threw it out when she cleaned.” “And how many pills were in the bottle...

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One mystery I’ve never solved is why patients worry about green bodily fluids. Guests with a cough tell me that they wouldn’t have...