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.
For Trevor Noah, the American healthcare system is not exactly adequate, especially in emergency situations.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
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.
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.
3D medical animation services have emerged as a groundbreaking tool in the healthcare industry, revolutionizing the way medical concepts are taught, understood, and marketed.
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 […]
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 […]
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]