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Surgeon General Warns Social Media Is Driving a ‘Youth Mental Health Crisis’

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory on Tuesday morning, warning that social media can negatively impact the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents and may ...

May 23, 2023BY Ryan Morgan

Loneliness as Unhealthy as 15 Cigarettes a Day, U.S. Surgeon General Says

Health warnings on cigarette packages started in 1969 after the release of a report from the U.S. surgeon ...

May 18, 2023BY Beth Brelje

Florida Surgeon General Warns mRNA Vaccines Are Killing Men; Top Medical Journal Skews Vaccine Data

A new warning from the surgeon general in Florida says that the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 significantly increase ...

October 12, 2022BY Joshua Philipp

Florida Senate Approves DeSantis’ Pick Dr. Joseph Ladapo for Surgeon General

Dr. Joseph Ladapo was confirmed by the Florida Senate on Wednesday as the state's next Surgeon General. The Senate ...

February 24, 2022BY Katabella Roberts

Surgeon General: FDA Vaccine Approval Will Likely Lead to More Mandates

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) final approval of the Pfizer ...

August 23, 2021BY Masooma Haq

Vivek Murthy Confirmed by Senate as Surgeon General

WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Vivek Murthy as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Murthy says ending the coronavirus ...

March 23, 2021BY The Associated Press

Honolulu Judge Drops Charges Against Former Surgeon General for Allegedly Flouting Virus Restrictions

A judge in Honolulu on Wednesday dismissed a case against former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who faced criminal ...

January 21, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

Honolulu Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Surgeon General for Allegedly Flouting Virus Restrictions

Newly elected Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm has moved to dismiss the criminal cases against U.S. Surgeon General ...

January 20, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

US Surgeon General Pleads Not Guilty to Violating Coronavirus Rules in Hawaii

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded not guilty after he was cited by Honolulu police for entering a ...

November 3, 2020BY Bill Pan

Surgeon General Defends Telling People Not to Buy Masks

For months, American public health officials urged people not to buy masks. That guidance was abruptly reversed in ...

July 13, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

US Surgeon General Says Wearing Masks Promotes Freedom

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is urging Americans to wear face coverings amid the pandemic and has outlined ...

June 15, 2020BY Tom Ozimek

Surgeon General Warns of Virus Outbreaks From George Floyd Protests

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said to expect new outbreaks of the CCP virus resulting from the ...

June 4, 2020BY Wire Service

Surgeon General Says African-Americans Are at ‘Higher Risk’ for COVID-19

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said African-Americans are at a higher risk of the CCP virus after data revealing ...

April 7, 2020BY Jack Phillips

Virus Outbreaks Will Surge Next Week in 3 US Cities: Surgeon General

Several cities are expected to see an increase in CCP virus cases and deaths next week, warned Surgeon General ...

March 27, 2020BY Jack Phillips

Self-Defense Enthusiasts? These Stand Your Grounders Went to Jail

CHICAGO—At first blush, 2014 might have looked like a bad year for gun laws. Certainly Georgia's guns-everywhere-all-the-time law ...

December 28, 2014BY Martha Rosenberg

Debi Austin Dies: The Psychology of Quitting Smoking

The recent death of Debi Austin, anti-smoking icon, reminds us of the damage smoking causes, both physical and ...

February 28, 2013BY Phoebe Ryles

Surgeon General: Number of Young Smokers ‘Shocking’

The U.S. Surgeon General warns there is an epidemic of smoking among America’s youth impacting kids as young ...

March 8, 2012BY Shar Adams