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A History of U.S. Surgeon General Warnings: Smoking, TV, Safer Sex and More

A warning issued by the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday provided guidance about an issue that has been front of mind for American parents for years: the negative effects of social media on the mental health of young people.These types of public health advisories are infrequent, but sometimes become turning points in American life.CigarettesIt took a surgeon general’s report in 1964 and decades of effort that followed for smoking in America to go from being seen as a glamorous habit to one with deadly consequences.The annual per capita cigarette consumption...

Ukrainian Surgeon Operates On Wounded Russian Soldiers

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March 7, 2022

The devastation Russia’s war has wrought is not lost on Vitaliy.“But we do our job because it’s our job and our duty,” he said, referring to the Hippocratic oath by which medical professionals abide. “And, of course, after they recover we can exchange them. So I tell myself that this can help to get Ukrainian soldiers back.”Both Russia and Ukraine have taken prisoners of war since Putin’s invasion began 12 days ago. The Ukrainian side has captured at least 245 Russian troops, according to a website affiliated with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the...

U.S. surgeon general talks COVID and vaccines after his daughter tests positive : NPR

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February 17, 2022

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wishes vaccines for kids under 5 were available, but that more data is needed first. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wishes vaccines for kids under 5 were available, but that more data is needed first. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This past Sunday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wasn't a leading scientific voice on the pandemic — he was another worried parent whose young daughter had just tested positive for COVID....

US Surgeon General Warns That Omicron Has Not Yet Peaked

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January 18, 2022

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, warned on Sunday that the Omicron surge of coronavirus cases had not yet peaked nationally, saying that the next few weeks would be very difficult in many parts of the country as hospitalizations and deaths rise.In an interview on CNN's “State of the Union,” Dr. Murthy noted the “good news” of the plateaus and drops in known cases in the Northeast, especially in New York City and New Jersey.But “the challenge is that the entire country is not moving at the same pace,” he said, adding “we...

The US surgeon general warns of a psychological crisis among young people, which is made worse by the pandemic.

by rachelmeadows

December 7, 2021

The US surgeon general warned Tuesday that young people are facing "devastating" mental health effects due to the challenges of their generation, including the coronavirus pandemic.The embassy came as part of a rare public consultation by the country's top doctor, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, in a 53-page report that found the pandemic exacerbated mental health problems that were already widespread as early as the spring of 2020.The report cited a significant increase in self-reports of depression, anxiety, and emergency room visits for mental health problems. In the United States, the number of emergency rooms...

Florida remains screwed as DeSantis picks hydroxychloroquine-supporting quack as new surgeon general

by rachelmeadows

September 22, 2021

XDo you remember this press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court - doctors touting hydroxychloroquine, which credited then-President Trump and Google, Twitter and Facebook for removing the video?Florida's new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, was a speaker. ???? pic.twitter.com/wDQHNkkNXn— Jay O'Brien (@jayobtv) September 21, 2021 Meet hydroxychloroquine touter, mask skeptic, vaccine-dismissing Dr. Joseph Ladapo, last seen slathering on one of Donald Trump's favorite insane pandemic drugs at a time when Trump was looking for pandemic solutions that wouldn't do anything damned on his part. Ladapo is a surgeon general whom DeSantis can...

The surgeon general attacks technology companies for misinformation about Covid-19

by rachelmeadows

July 16, 2021

President Biden's surgeon general used his first formal consultation with the United States on Thursday to deliver a broadside against tech and social media companies that he accused of not doing enough to spread dangerous health misinformation - in particular about Covid-19 - stop.The officer, Dr. Vivek Murthy declared such misinformation to be "an urgent threat to public health". His announcement came just days after representatives of his office met with Twitter officials, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.Surgeons in general have traditionally used advice -...

US surgeon general calls misinformation about covid ‘urgent danger’

by rachelmeadows

July 15, 2021

President Biden's surgeon general on Thursday used his first formal advice to the United States to warn of the dangers of health disinformation, calling it an "urgent public health threat" and urging all Americans — and with especially technology and social media companies - to do more to curb the spread of lies about Covid-19.The official warning from Dr. Vivek Murthy is unusual; Surgeons Generals have traditionally used their official "opinions" — brief statements that draw the attention of the American people to a public health problem and give recommendations on how to address...

The U.S. Surgeon General Takes On Your COVID-19 Questions : NPR

by rachelmeadows

June 10, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, sharing listeners' pandemic questions like how to keep kids who can't be vaccinated safe, and what a booster shot may look like. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Here are some numbers to get excited about. In the U.S., more than half the eligible population - that's people 12 and older - are fully vaccinated. And new coronavirus infections have fallen to their lowest point since the pandemic began - under 14,000 a day. AILSA CHANG, HOST: But we know you still have a lot...

Vivek Murthy confirmed as surgeon general

by rachelmeadows

March 24, 2021

“Glad he was confirmed today — and I’m looking forward to working with him to address this pandemic and the underlying health inequities it has made way worse,” tweeted Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, calling Murthy a “highly experienced, crisis-tested leader.”The surgeon general, also known as the “nation’s doctor,” typically serves as a prominent spokesperson on public health issues but has a limited role in policymaking. But Biden has pledged that Murthy — who advised him in the Obama White House, on the board of...

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