Serious question: Is it OK for medical professionals to laugh at themselves or make fun of the profession in public? Some say no. I say it’s not only OK, but humor might be good for the professional — ...

While most of us don’t really think about hospitals as funny places, it’s still, for many people, just a place where they work. In fact, in the US, it’s one of the most quickly growing employers. So ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. At a hospital, you may not expect to see clowns playing ukuleles or wearing tutus. But Matt Wilson says clowns can be a crucial distraction ...

Ever since “Malcolm in the Middle,” single-camera mockumentaries have found a place in American prime-time television, from “The Office” to “Parks and Recreation” to “Abbott Elementary.” NBC’s latest ...

If you think your life is too boring to be funny, joke’s on you: Humor is all around us. Cultivating more humor in your everyday life is “one of the fastest and most powerful ways to increase overall ...

Nurse Blake’s medical-themed comedy act, which he will be bringing to Houston Wednesday at the House of Blues, started out the opposite of funny but it ended up there. Blake Lynch, now known as Nurse ...

A humorous remark at just the right time can go a long way. Benevolent humor helps medical assistants (MAs) cope positively with their stressful working day, according to a new study. A humorous ...

Last month I had a blast writing about the many medical miscues that we say in our conversations with others. My favorite is the woman that had the Jurassic spine strain. Since I had several people ...