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Top 6 ER Holiday Visits and How to Prevent Them

Ho, ho, ho. I’m working Christmas eve and Christmas day this year (shout out to all the holiday workers out there, thank you for your service, my brothers and sisters), and predictably, I will see the 6 things I’m going to tell you about–so read up, and with a little intention and foresight, you can […]

Holidays Suck!

As Ellie and I take off from SFO to Kansas City to come home for Thanksgiving, I think about the holidays—and I’m going to be honest—sometimes they suck. Leaving aside crazy travel days and family drama (which could be blogs on their own, let’s be real—tis the season), I want to talk about loss and […]

When Dr. Larry Went on “The Bachelorette”

Yes, it’s true. In 2013, I went on ‘The Bachelorette’. Here’s a bit of my side of the story. A few months before the show shot, I remember getting this call from an out of town 310-area code (which happens to be Los Angeles) and hearing the following: “Hi, I’m with ‘The Bachelorette’ and you’ve […]

5 Things I Want You to Know About the Flu

In July, there is virtually no flu. But by the end of January on a bad year, it can seem like every other person coming into the emergency room is saying the same thing: “I feel like I’m going to die.” No — you just have the flu. Yes, it is horrible. I got the […]