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

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

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

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling to add cancer warning labels to alcohol. In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek ...

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

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 ...

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

A new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General states that regular alcohol consumption, even in moderation, can increase the ...

The Surgeon General’s advisory on alcohol wants us to consider the cancer risks hiding in our happy hours. With 20,000 cancer ...

The advisory from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity and contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases ...

UVA epidemiologist Kara Wiseman’s research was cited in the Surgeon General’s advisory on alcoholic consumption and cancer ...