The Funny Bone Monkey Business When someone slips on a banana peel, why do we sometimes laugh—and sometimes call the doctor? byAlice Flaherty
Sick Humor Medical training can warp your sense of humor—and humor can help you make sense of your medical training. byPerri Klass
Dead Reckoning A young Jazz Age intern worries that some improvised words at a deathbed may well prove to be his last. byAlbert Hyman
The Urge to Titter Keeping a straight face isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. byWilliam Ira Bennett
The Etiology and Treatment of Childhood For decades now, physicians have turned a clinical eye on small fry. Why, then, does the epidemic persist? byJordan W. Smoller
The Faint of Heart What happens when a medical student who faints at the sight of blood undertakes her surgery rotation? byElissa Ely
Comic Relief Harvard Medical School alumni own up to clinical mishaps, slips of the lip, and other ludicrous moments in their professional lives.
What Not to Wear Women and men have been committing sartorial blunders for centuries. Fortunately, physicians have always stood at the ready to diagnose the dangers of fashion. byElissa Ely
Buns of Steel Frowsy is the new fabulous. byAlice Flaherty
A Laughing Matter Shared laughter may help build empathy in therapy sessions.
