In his farewell message to the nation, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the importance of "building community" and reiterated warnings about the detrimental effects of loneliness.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his patient suggests that a great deficiency of connectivity has led to a ...

Vivek Murthy could have chosen a lot of ways to spend his final weeks in office as U.S. Surgeon General. America faces numerous health issues. Six in 10 Americans suffer from a chronic disease, like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our national health scold, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, issued an advisory on his way out of office, asserting that drinking beer, wine, and liquor is "a leading preventable cause of cancer in ...

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 ...

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...