Did you hear about the new doctor doll? Guess what it operates on. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Punny Riddle Bordering on Malpractice” Hey Grant, did you hear about the new doctor doll? The new doctor doll? No...
A physician in Onancock, Virginia, shares some expressions he’s picked up from his patients, such as Old Arthur, as in Old Arthur’s in town — a reference to suffering from arthritis. Patients have also described feeling discouraged or...
Rae from Baltimore, Maryland, works in a cardiac intervention lab where surgeons refer to the esophagus as the goose. Is that bit of medical slang limited to her workplace? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Goose...
Say you’re introducing someone to a married heterosexual couple, and both members of the couple are physicians. What titles should you use? “This is Dr. and Dr. Jones”? Dr. and Mrs.? What if one holds Ph.D.? What if both hold...
Celestial discharge, in medical slang, refers to a patient’s death. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Celestial Discharge” I ran into my friend Jeff Sanchez the other day at the grocery store. And he’s a...
Why do we say that we have a doctor’s appointment instead of an appointment with a doctor? After all, we don’t say we have accountant’s appointments or attorney’s appointments. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript...