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Hangover Helper
We offer IV fluid hydration for fast relief of hangover misery. This amazing service is also useful for anyone urgently needing to perform, including musical, theatre, business, legal, and others. Rapid IV fluid infusions are helpful for those with dehydration who must travel because of motion sickness relief and prevention. Upon request, our doctor responds…
Read MoreNorovirus Infections
Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis(inflamed stomach and intestines) in the U.S. It is estimated that there are 20 million cases worldwide, 70,000 hospitalizations and about 800 deaths per year in the U.S. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Less common symtoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and general weakness or…
Read MoreWhy finish antibiotics?
Why it is always important to always finish antibiotics as prescribed? This is a common question. The answers that you usually hear are: 1) The infection may return if incompletely treated. 2) There is an increased risk of development of antibiotic resistance when infections are not fully treated. What you probably never heard is this:…
Read MoreHome Hospice Services
Our Physician Comes to You We offer rapid response for most hospice requests anywhere throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Why Patients and Their Families Call Us Requests for our service are usually made when no established primary care physician is available for an immediate response home visit, and the patient has become physically ill…
Read MoreFlu Shot? or Not
“Flu shots”, also known as influenza vaccines, only protect patients from influenza, nothing more. Flu shots, or influenza vaccines, are given annually just prior to the flu season, usually in mid to late Fall for those who reside in the northern hemisphere. Each year these vaccinations are reformulated to target the prevailing influenza virus types…
Read More"Flu" Confusion
There is much confusion surrounding the word “flu”. Many incorrectly use the word “flu” to refer to nonspecific viral winter time illnesses, including colds and stomach viruses. In medical jargon speak, “flu” means “influenza” and nothing else. A result of this confusion is that many people mistakenly believe that “flu shots” protect against more than…
Read MoreHousecalls for Minor Medical Problems
Contrary to what most people think, requesting a housecall for evaluation of simple medical illnesses is a very reasonable option for your care. In fact, problems such as sore throats, cough, ear and sinus infections, in healthy, mobile, children and adults, are some of the most common reasons that we are called to evaluate patients…
Read MoreMobile Urgent Care for Urinary Problems
Urinary Tract Infections We are frequently asked to evaluate patients with UTI or urinary tract infection. Most younger people with this problem experience symptoms such as painful and frequent urination, along with urgency or the feeling that one needs to urinate. These symptoms usually suggest infection of the lower urinary tract. Kidney infection, or pyelonephritis,…
Read MoreMobile Pediatric Urgent Care
Our Service Urgent Med Housecalls offers mobile urgent care for children of all ages. Services are offered 7 days a week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Rapid response is available upon a first-to-call basis. Appointments are not required. Our physicians are highly experienced practitioners of pediatric emergency and urgent care, so that your child’s…
Read MorePediatric Mobile Urgent Care
Our Service Urgent Med Housecalls offers mobile urgent care for children of all ages. Services are offered 7 days a week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Rapid response is available upon a first-to-call basis. Appointments are not required. Our physicians are highly experienced practitioners of pediatric emergency and urgent care, so that your child’s care…
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