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 — ...

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 ...

If you work in health care, you know that a healthy sense of humor is an important way to combat a pressure-filled work environment. A chuckle every now and then can work wonders. Have you thumbed ...

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 ...

Cracking jokes in the office might seem like a shortcut to likability or leadership. But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards ...

We are physical beings. The fact that all responsible parents and caretakers look after the physical needs of their children and teach them to recognize their own corporal limitations suggests that ...