Researchers said that long work hours, high-pressure environments, workplace violence, and occupational exposures may play a ...

Jerome Adams, President Trump’s first-term surgeon general, is becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against the public health policies and decisions carried out in the ...

President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a ...

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 ...

During my tenure as surgeon general, I was tasked with responding to a range of complex emergencies: coordinating U.S. efforts after the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, leading public health ...

Odds of cancer increase if you have one drink a week, surgeon general says MINNEAPOLIS — The new announcement from the U.S. surgeon general on the dangers of drinking alcohol surprised many.

Trump announced that Dr. Casey Means is his new pick to serve as U.S. surgeon general after withdrawing the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat.

In early January 2025, outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced his recommendation that cancer-related warning labels be placed on alcohol products. In the report, Murthy noted that nearly ...

The Surgeon General’s 20,000 deaths figure is based on a research brief titled “Reducing Alcohol Use to Prevent Cancer Deaths: Estimated Effects Among U.S. Adults” by Marissa Esser et al ...

According to HHS, "The surgeon general has been the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health since 1871." ...

Jerome Adams, President Trump’s first-term surgeon general, is becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against the public health policies and decisions carried out in the ...