Search For "us surgeon general"
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wraps global tour for World Mental Health
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
America's top doctor, Murthy travelled to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru to commemorate World Mental Health Day, earlier this week.
Read More
Social media has impact on sleep patterns, finds study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Concerns regarding the influence of social media platforms on youth mental health led the US Surgeon General to suggest a warning label for them. The Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health highlighted potential links between social media use and poor sleep quality
Read More
US Surgeon General declares firearm violence in America a public health cr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a new advisory released on Tuesday, US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy said that gun violence in the US is an urgent public health crisis that demands the "collective commitment of the nation" to put an end to it, reported CNN.
Read More
'Misinformation prolongs pandemic', says US Surgeon General
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has warned that health misinformation, including disinformation, continues to prevent Americans from getting vaccinated, prolonging the ongoing COVID pandemic and putting lives at risk.
Read More
COVID-19: US Surgeon General urges parents to get their kids vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy has made an appeal to the people of the United States to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, a move that is aimed at addressing vaccine hesitancy among some parents in the country.
Read More
Only way to address COVID-19 is global cooperation, mutual support: US Sur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy, the 21st Surgeon General of the US on Sunday (local time) said that the only way to address a global COVID-19 pandemic is global cooperation and mutual support.
Read More
Incoming Surgeon General Murthy calls for speeding administration of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US needs to do more to help speed the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, Vivek Murthy, President Joe Biden's pick for US surgeon general, said on Thursday (local time).
Read More
US Surgeon General Adams, Fauci defend US COVID data after Trump's "exagge
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): US surgeon general Jerome Adams on Sunday contradicted President Donald Trump's claim of "exaggerated" COVID-19 cases and deaths in the US saying that these numbers are real.
Read More
Indian-American Vivek Murthy appointed as co-chair of US President-elect B
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): Indian American Vivek Murthy, a former US Surgeon General, has been named as one the three co-chairs to lead the coronavirus task force set up by President-elect Joe Biden.
Read More
Former US surgeon general slams Trump over 'lack of leadership' in handlin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI): Former US surgeon general Dr Vivek Murthy slammed President Donald Trump over lack of leadership in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, stating that "we need a leader who inspires us to practice distancing and wear masks".
Read More