MedCity News' Neil Versel was there when Jon Stewart returned to "The Daily Show" to shame Congress for not providing perpetual healthcare to sick and injured 9/11 first responders.
Jon Stewart is officially wrapping up his glorious stretch with The Daily Show, and for that reason, we take a look back at a few of the many times the show touched on healthcare.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
As usual, this year's allergy season is supposed to be worse than it has ever been before, according to the media hype. But Jon Stewart is skeptical about how this could be.
On The Daily Show Monday night, Jon Stewart pointed out how humorous it is that Congress is celebrating the Doc Fix bill and bipartisanship so much even though they were really just doing their jobs.
Author Gene Baur sat down with Jon Stewart to talk about the mission behind the Farm Sanctuary organization. The focus is not only on the moral aspect of saving animals, but the health and environmental benefits from a plant-based diet.
For those of us who watch Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” frequently, the news of Jon Stewart’s departure has been difficult to digest. And we all wondered, who could possibly replace him? Looks like the verdict is in, according to The New York Times. It’s one of the show’s newer correspondents, Trevor Noah. He’s a […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
On The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, he tore apart the Department of Veterans Affairs for its continued issues with providing adequate care for veterans – even still with the launch of the $10 billion choice card program. With wait times for veterans to receive care previously being 44 days on average, the […]
The obesity crisis is an issue that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon, unfortunately. But the off-putting focus of the mission to combat it, profit driven or not, is slightly absurd. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is now endorsing brands that can’t even dare to be called authentic products (i.e. Kraft Singles). […]
Florida governor Rick Scott has signed legislation that prohibits doctors from asking patients if they own guns. The Daily Show, not shy about criticizing the logic of some Second Amendment advocates, took a quick-witted jab on Wednesday’s show at the pros and cons of why gun safety is considered a no-no when it comes to […]
As much as Ebola is still a huge, tragic threat in West Africa, news in the U.S. has died down a bit lately (which is good, kind of). But there are still questions about what’s really going on in order to handle the outbreak overseas and how organizations like Doctors Without Borders are making an […]
3D medical animation services have emerged as a groundbreaking tool in the healthcare industry, revolutionizing the way medical concepts are taught, understood, and marketed.
The ever-prolific Atul Gawande chatted it up last night with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show, promoting his latest book, “Being Mortal.” The two discussed end-of-life care – and how patients and physicians should temper their pursuit of “doing whatever they can” in favor of living out life in a more meaningful way. For instance, Gawande noted that at […]
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart socked it to the media on Thursday’s The Daily Show. Many politicians and members of the media have touted his lampooning of the Obamacare rollout over the last week as a holy sign meaning the Affordable Care Act is doomed. […]
It was interesting to see the US government turn to Optum’s Quality Software Services Inc. today to fix Healthcare.gov. It would probably have been smart of them to subcontract this to people who sell insurance and healthcare IT services in the first place, much less to one of the many capable health insurance exchange companies […]
Watch the video above to see The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart go to town on the Obamacare website, what he calls the only thing standing in the way of Democrats dominating the next election. “So how are Democrats gonna spin this turd?” Some outtakes: “The f***ing calculator doesn’t work?” “How bad is it? More of […]
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart opened his interview with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius last night with a challenge. "I’m going to try and download every movie ever made, and you’re going to try to sign up for Obamacare, and we’ll see which happens first." The interview started off light-hearted, but Stewart - a usual supporter of healthcare reform - was determined to get some answers to his question about why the employer mandate was delayed a year but the individual mandate wasn’t.