Even before the Trump administration’s headline-grabbing assaults on public institutions, our democracy was showing alarming ...

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Above all the Surgeon General of the United States personifies reverence for human life, reliance on science, passion to prevent disease, and to promote health.

For the first time in 146 years, a nurse has stepped into the position of Surgeon General of the United States. The controversial and abrupt dismissal of Vivek Murthy, MD, in the middle of his 4 ...

Then on January 11, 1964, the Surgeon General of the United States released his report on the connection between smoking and cancer, and everything changed.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to require health warning labels that inform consumers about the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer.

President Biden’s surgeon general on Thursday used his first formal advisory to the United States to deliver a broadside against tech and social media companies, which he accused of not doing ...

As Surgeon General, Miller advised the Secretary of the United States Air Force, the Air Force Chief of Staff, the Space Force Chief of Space Operations and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for ...

WASHINGTON — The United States surgeon general warned on Thursday that despite the well-known lethal dangers of cigarettes, too many smokers are not routinely advised by their doctors to quit.

Washington — Vice Admiral Dr. Jerome Adams, the former surgeon general of the United States, said Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic is "spiraling out of control" again because too few people ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, The Army Surgeon General (right of center), fielded questions and provided encouragement during the morning open forum of the 2019 Army Senior Leader ...