A doctor of psychology was doing his normal morning rounds when he entered a patient’s room. He found Patient #1 sitting on the floor,...

Nitrous oxide – “Makes me light-headed”Novocaine – “Makes me numb”Novocaine – “When it wore off I had a lot of pain”Bleach – “When I...

Jon and Amanpreet were in a mental institution. This place had an annual contest picking two of the best patients and gives them two...

Doctors were told to contribute to the construction of a new wing at the hospital. What did they do? The allergists voted to scratch...

Brain injuries can lead to widespread deficits in a range of functions — from language to motor skills and cognition — and the effects...

The question of how best to help babies who have been exposed to drugs in the womb — including prescription pain medications, antidepressants and illicit...

A young doctor moved out to a small community to replace the aging doctor there. The older doctor suggested that the younger doctor accompany him as...

Everybody knows somebody like this: the self-obsessed, self-congratulatory type with an outsize sense of entitlement and a deluded sense of superiority. He turns every...

For women, that morning cup o’ joe may act as more than just a pick-me-up. New research shows that caffeine may alter women’s estrogen levels,...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. But who’s at the most risk? A study in the lastest New England Journal of Medicine offers...