The Northwest has its share of international aid organizations. Medical Teams International and Mercy Corps provide healthcare and disaster response all over the world. But it’s not just medicine and ...

So, I am in bed, sound asleep this morning. The time is about 4:30am. All of a sudden I am awoken from my slumber by this really loud maniacal evil clown laugh. I was sitting there thinking I was ...

At a hospital, you may not expect to see clowns playing ukuleles or wearing tutus. But Matt Wilson says clowns can be a crucial distraction—even... Laughter as medicine: How medical clowns help ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — They say laughter is the best medicine. Well, for one therapy clown in West Michigan that saying is no joke. "Hi, my name is Nancy Greiner. I’m also known as Gracie the Clown in ...

Back when I was in high school in New Rochelle, N.Y., I would transform every Tuesday during religious school at Temple Israel into “Oscar Lasagna.” It was my clown name, which I earned by enrolling ...