They are looking for news, i.e., an update, about a patient. The surgeon is interpreting their question as asking about news as a general request for what is in the news. I guess gossip about Kim Kardashian is what came up in the headlines on his phone.
Oops! Missed the lack of CIDU tag.
IDU why they’re looking off at a 90-degree angle from the surgeon, or why he looks like he’s been in a fight with someone. Kim Kardashian?
The Priceless would have worked better if he had a woman surrounded by footstools.
Comics I Don't Understand 
They are looking for news, i.e., an update, about a patient. The surgeon is interpreting their question as asking about news as a general request for what is in the news. I guess gossip about Kim Kardashian is what came up in the headlines on his phone.
Oops! Missed the lack of CIDU tag.
IDU why they’re looking off at a 90-degree angle from the surgeon, or why he looks like he’s been in a fight with someone. Kim Kardashian?
The Priceless would have worked better if he had a woman surrounded by footstools.