The first thing oncology nurse Pete Linkroum, Nurs '15, always asks his patients: "How are you doing?" "I'm killin' it," replied a new patient one day, a young girl. "Killin' it?" Linkroum echoed.

Subjective experience of illness and treatment received in depressed oncologic patients: A qualitative analysis. How much do the side effects of chemotherapy matter? Patients' attitudes to side ...

The Scranton Area Community Foundation recently awarded the Abington Community Library with a grant from the donor-advised Humor Therapy Fund for their “Laughter Lab” project to be held in April for ...

An intervention termed “humor therapy” was as effective as antipsychotic medications in reducing agitation in dementia patients, a recent Australian study found. The study, referred to as the SMILE ...

A new review demonstrates the overall positive impact of humor therapy on depression and anxiety, which may help inform future research, policy, and practice. Humor, a nonpharmacologic intervention ...

Have you ever heard an eldercare researcher tell a joke? It can be a painful experience. No simple knock-knock. No guy walking into a bar. Instead, she’ll wave you over, get a smug grin on her face ...

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...

Hi there! My name is Lauren, and it's nice to meet you! I am here to help you with all of the things that are weighing you down and are getting in the way of you living a meaningful life. Women are ...

After 26 years in the military and five deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, Robin Phoenix took an entirely different career path — standup comedy. Looking back now, it wasn’t that much of a leap.