"This is my parting prescription for the country I love," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy writes in a letter shared exclusively with PEOPLE My father told me he never felt emptiness — that ...

Roy Rochlin/Getty Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says loneliness can cause deep pain — and is a major health issue. Loneliness, Murthy, 47, said, is “consequential for our health ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] In his farewell message to the nation, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the importance of ...

Outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy offered a “parting prescription” to the U.S. in a document released Tuesday. “As I finish my tenure as Surgeon General, this is my parting ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on Tuesday released his penned parting prescription to the country preparing his exit as the nation's top doctor. As he closes out his term, Murthy is urging ...

The fact that U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has no legal authority to mandate cancer warnings on alcoholic beverage labels did not prevent him, as Dry January began, to propose just such a caveat.

Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his tenure, Murthy was a calm and reassuring voice during COVID ...

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, in recent years as he released one mental health oriented advisory after another, focusing on loneliness, opioid overdose prevention ...

Then U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released his latest advisory linking alcohol to an increased risk of cancer. Specifically, the advisory highlighted an increased risk in mouth, throat ...

Even moderate drinking could give you cancer, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned last week. But according to a congressionally commissioned report published last month, moderate drinking is ...

We had confidantes, and now we talk about contacts that we have online,” Murthy said. "But how many people are there to show ...