In 2005, the medical world was split: surgeons were trying to look as cool as Patrick Dempsey on TV, while psychiatrists were trying to figure… Read More »62 Doctor Jokes: The 2005 “YouTube Launch & Grey’s Anatomy” Edition

In 2004, medical humor reflected a world becoming increasingly “connected” yet drowning in bureaucracy. Doctors were trying to figure out if they should “Poke” their… Read More »54 Doctor Jokes: The 2004 “Facebook Launch & Robotic Renaissance” Era

In 2003, medical humor was dominated by the irony of living in a “high-tech” world while being terrified of a microscopic virus from across the… Read More »69 Doctor Jokes: The 2003 “SARS Scare & Digital Charts” Edition

In 2002, medical humor was caught between the old-school bedside manner and the new-age digital efficiency. Doctors were struggling with the first “Electronic Health Records”… Read More »56 Doctor Jokes: The 2002 “Handheld Health & Robotic Revolution” Edition

In 2001, medical humor evolved alongside high-speed internet and the promise of biotechnology. Doctors started feeling like “Tech Support for Humans,” dealing with patients who… Read More »64 Doctor Jokes: The 2001 “Stem Cells & Space Odyssey” Edition

In 2000, medical humor shifted from apocalypse anxiety to the high-tech promises of the new century. Doctors were laughing at the fact that the world… Read More »58 Doctor Jokes: The 2000 “Surviving Y2K & The Genomic Revolution” Edition

In 1999, the medical world was obsessed with two things: making sure the life-support machines wouldn’t reset to 1900 at midnight on New Year’s Eve,… Read More »67 Doctor Jokes: The 1999 “Y2K Fever & Matrix Medical” Edition

In 1998, the medical landscape was dominated by two things: the launch of Viagra, which changed every “getting older” joke forever, and the introduction of… Read More »61 Doctor Jokes: The 1998 “Blue Pills & Blue Screens” Edition

In 1997, the medical world was bracing for the “Y2K bug,” wondering if every pacemaker and EKG machine would stop working at the stroke of… Read More »42 Doctor Jokes: The 1997 “Pre-Millennium Tension & WebMD Ancestry” Edition

In 1996, medical humor evolved with the growing dominance of HMOs, which began dictating how many seconds doctors could dedicate to a patient. While the… Read More »55 Doctor Jokes: The 1996 “Managed Care & Medical Dramas” Edition