According to The Onion founder Scott Dikkers, “Comedy is meant to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” As physicians, our patients are the “afflicted,” so how can we use comedy to comfort them? Before we get to the how, let us start with the why. Why make patients laugh? Because laughter is the best
Laughter is the best medicine (but use it wisely with patients) originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
