In this cartoon, a guilt-ridden, heavily scarred surgeon prepares to atone for his team’s failed attempts to save an innocent child victim of a mass shooting.

A self-portrait in bold colors depicts an experience of imposterhood in medicine.

Traditional causes of action involving the use of humor are breach of contract, defamation, trademark infringement, harassment or hostile work environment, and intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress.

When we approach art with awe and treat medicine as serious business, perhaps we’re depriving ourselves of the funniest tool in the health and wellness toolbox.

This humorous take on experts’ disagreement about the care of a patient suggests how not to proceed.

Humor can help motivate positive interactions amidst fast-paced clinical encounters but can alienate colleagues when weaponized to promote assumed superiority of an individual or group.

A recent model categorizes comic styles that can help us examine whether and when humor is a virtue in health care professionalism.

Do the WHO and health professionals simply fail to do their job adequately?

Anthony is one patient-sitter whose experience of head and neck cancer diagnosis, surgery, and recovery suggests how silence is ethically, artistically, and clinically significant.

How should we illuminate psychological sequelae of trauma? Art’s usefulness in offering insight into trauma depends on visual and expository synergy.