We had confidantes, and now we talk about contacts that we have online,” Murthy said. "But how many people are there to show up for you when there's a crisis?" ...

On this episode of Food People, Jamila and United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discuss the loneliness epidemic and ...

Alcohol causes cancer. That's the message in a report released this month by the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, about the link between consuming alcohol and cancer. He advocates for a ...

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.

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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 ...

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Vivek H. Murthy, a calm voice and thoughtful leader during both the Obama and Biden administrations, is ending his time as the surgeon general with a particularly ...

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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 ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory last week citing alcohol consumption as a leading cause of preventable cancer. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share Even moderate drinking could ...

And this week I was honored to sit down with the 19th and 21st US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. In addition to his public service, Dr. Murthy is the author of the bestselling book Together ...