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 ...

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 ...