In 1889 Nietzsche wrote, “Without music life would be a mistake.” As someone who regularly spends a chunk of change on Radiohead and Bright Eyes, I completely agree. I’m not the only doctor who finds ...

They say music is good for the soul, and turns out it’s also good for the surgeon. Forget those playlists. One doctor’s office is changing up the sound of its operating room. Siri, play Dua Lipa on ...

At the end of an afternoon surgery in 2014, anaesthesiologist Dr. Alistair MacDonald took the oxygen mask off a patient and noticed her skin was turning blue. Other members of the surgical team were ...

We all know gentle music can be relaxing, but it can also promote healing, says Hawaii ophthalmologist and classical pianist Jorge Camara. That’s him on the cover of his new CD, “Live from the ...

The third episode of the hospital comedy Scrubs starts with a tense moment in the operating room between attending surgeon Dr. Wen and his intern Dr. Turk. “Look, I’ve been an attending for three ...