Dr. Carmona: It’s the Surgeon General’s responsibility to protect, promote, and advance the health safety and security of the United States. The office of the Surgeon General dates back to ...

The United States surgeon general is tasked with representing the nation's medical community and informing the general public on potential risks to their health. Warning labels on tobacco products ...

On Wednesday, May 7, President Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Dr. Casey Means to be the new U.S. surgeon general, replacing his initial pick.

Above all the Surgeon General of the United States personifies reverence for human life, reliance on science, passion to prevent disease, and to promote health.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams is calling on the handful of governors who have yet to issue stay-at-home orders to at least enforce restrictions for one week in order to mitigate the spread of t… ...

That person is the surgeon general of the United States. The problem is, the U.S. doesn't have a surgeon general. Last year, Obama nominated public health advocate Dr. Vivek Murthy to the position.

Updated January 03, 2025 at 12:03 PM ET. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to require health warning labels that inform consumers about the link between alcohol consumption ...

The US surgeon general said this week is going to be the “hardest and the saddest” for “most Americans’ lives,” describing the upcoming grim period of the coronavirus pandemic in the ...

Overruling the objections of gun-rights advocates, the U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy, a British-born, American-educated internal medicine specialist, to become the 19th surgeon ...

In response to the surgeon general's report, The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States cited a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASAM).

The United States surgeon general is tasked with representing the nation’s medical community and informing the general public on potential risks to their health. Warning labels on tobacco ...