HONOLULU (KHON2) — Some say laughter is the best medicine. However, that is not the case when laughter is a symptom of an illness. Medical residents at the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns ...

Unusual or uncontrollable laughter can signal serious health issues, according to neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar. Conditions like gelastic seizures, laughter-induced syncope, pathological laughter, and ...

Since she was an infant, a 31-year-old woman had been experiencing bursts of uncontrollable laughter, but her condition had never been formally diagnosed until now. According to the woman, she would ...

The symptoms: The woman visited a clinic because she had long experienced bursts of uncontrollable laughter, which doctors described as "mirthless" in a report of her case. According to the patient, ...

While laughter is a universal joy, extreme fits can rarely lead to serious health issues like fainting, irregular heartbeats, or even oesophageal rupture. A BMJ study highlights these risks, ...

Joaquin Phoenix’s role in Joker earned him four major awards and stoked considerable controversy about the dark nature of the film. For Phoenix, controversy is nothing new, and he has had experience ...

Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads ...

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Making conversation with strangers at a party or gathering can be hard for anyone. But when I'm introduced as a psychologist and therapist, that seems to make some people nervous, as if I'm watching ...