Everybody likes to be comfortable at work, and scrubs are usually comfortable if they fit well. But we have to be careful and not cross the line between comfort and too casual—or downright sloppy. The fact is that we speak before we ever open our mouths. People pass judgements based on appearance. Some scrubs launder […]

Which would you guess is more effective for reducing anxiety in children awaiting surgery: giving them a sedative that’s regularly used before anesthesia or letting them play with iPads? It turns out that they both calm nerves, according to new research, but overall the iPads are better. In a study presented in late August at […]

Two brothers decided their sister’s wisdom teeth surgery would be their gain in the form of an epic prank. They quickly convinced her that zombies were on the loose in the area and that they would need to leave town. When she got in the car after the dreaded dental procedure, her brother played a […]

A woman was horrified to hear doctors insulting her while she was sedated for surgery after she secretly recorded the procedure. Ethel Easter, of Harris County, Texas, decided to record her hernia surgery by hiding a small device in her hair extensions after an unpleasant conversation with her doctor. She had broken down and cried […]

Regenerative dental fillings that allow teeth to heal themselves have been developed by researchers, potentially eliminating the need for root canals. The treatment, developed by scientists from the University of Nottingham and Harvard University, earned a prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry after judges described it as a “new paradigm for dental treatments.” The […]