As I finish my tenure as Surgeon General, this is my parting prescription, my final wish for all of us: Choose community.” ...

The outgoing Surgeon General urged Americans to realign their lives in order to be healthier and more fulfilled.

"This is my parting prescription for the country I love," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy writes in a letter shared ...

As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his ...

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes ...

Increased loneliness can lead poor mental and physical health. One remedy, Murthy says, is to invest in relationships.

As he prepares to end his second term in office, Dr. Vivek Murthy reflects on the nation's biggest impediment to health.

After being confirmed for his second stint by the Senate in March 2021, Murthy began advocating for loneliness to be treated as a key area of focus for public health officials, describing it as an ...

As New Year's Eve revelers across the world clinked glasses and ordered rounds, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was in the midst ...

Public health professionals and providers have a role to play in increasing awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk, the U.S.

Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday about alcohol and cancer risk and called for changes to beverage warning labels.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s call for cancer warnings on alcohol is being welcomed by some substance-misuse prevention ...