The use of humour to help improve recovery from illness can backfire and cause irritation in some patients, an American study has shown. The research looked at a 20-bed rehabilitation unit, a ward of ...

Most clinical oncologists face the general perception that their specialty is constantly both humorless and depressing. The truth, as many medical oncologists are aware, is that the specialty offers a ...

The sitcom Scrubs joins the lineup on NBC, and it's an old comedy conundrum: How sick can you be with jokes about hospitals and sick people? These are junior-grade doctors, the grass-green interns now ...

AUBURN, Maine — You might think that the Placebo Journal\'s outrageous humor detailing the weird-but-true foibles of the medical profession should be confined to the privacy of the doctors\' ...