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Jon Stewart puts the spotlight on gun-nosy doctors

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 […]

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5 great (mostly funny) videos that combat anti-vaxxers

Commentary about vaccines is coming from all different outlets – some of it more focused on straight news and reporting, and some coming from a sense of humor because many people think the anti-vaccination perspective is so crazy you just have to laugh. At least for a few minutes. Here are five videos, all humorous […]

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More than 99 problems with Healthcare.gov as glitches continue

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 […]