Where science, medicine and society collide - and something good comes of the mess.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
The Ethics of Laughter
Have you ever been uncomfortable with humor in medicine? Or experienced uplifting laughter with a patient or your doc?
My recent entry over at The Differential explores this idea in the context of some of my recent patient experiences. Check it out. If you have a chance, let me know what you think about humor as therapy.
Hope for Pandora is a place for a conversation about science and medicine. This site is one attempt to build a dialogue about science, medicine and society. You'll also find plenty of vignettes about my experiences in graduate school and as a medical student en route to becoming an academic emergency physician. I welcome and appreciate comments.
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I'm an emergency medicine resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital. My academic interests include medical humanities and the social and political influences on science and medicine. At home, I like to garden and tackle do-it-yourself projects.
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