Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, issued a stark warning Tuesday: Firearm violence is a public health crisis that the country must address immediately. It’s the first time that America ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he's among the many parents who've struggled with social isolation after having kids. | Rebecca Blackwell/AP By Erin Schumaker 08/28/2024 05:00 AM EDT American ...

Suffering from stress, money woes and loneliness more than their childless peers, nearly half of parents can barely function, according to a new report from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

Warning that the absence of regulation has created a dangerous digital environment for the country’s youth, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to take action on ...

Murthy, 47, was nominated by Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2021. He is the co-founder of Doctor's for America, which advocates for quality and affordable healthcare to all Americans.

The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.

Vivek Murthy, who focused much of his efforts on the epidemic of loneliness in America, is making one last recommendation before leaving office. Outgoing United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek ...

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. ... Some Republicans also argued that the ...

Last May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation—a departure from the type of standard medical conditions many of ...

GOP bill bans kids under 16 from social media to save ... The introduction of the new bill comes just days after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said children under the age of 13 are "too ...

GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, laid out his proposal to change the 26th Amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25 to anyone who is not in public service or fails a civics test.