C. Everett Koop at his confirmation hearing in 1981. Democrats fiercely opposed his nomination as surgeon general. (Diana Walker/Getty Images) Review by Paul Alexander In early 1981, newly elected ...

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. He was outspoken on controversial public health issues and did much to raise ...

News about C. Everett Koop, ... Serving from 1990 to 2006, the four retired officials discussed how they were muzzled for giving medical advice that was unpopular — though time proved them right.

A frequent statement of mine is, "We need public health leadership that cares enough, knows enough, is willing to do enough, and will be persistent." Surgeon General C. Everett Koop was just such ...

(CNN) -- Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop has died, Dartmouth College said Monday. He was 96. Koop served as surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, under then-Presidents Ronald Reagan and ...

C. Everett Koop, who as surgeon general during the Reagan administration won the admiration of conservatives for his views on abortion, the admiration of liberals for his views on AIDS, and the ...

Surgeon General C. Everett Koop talks to reporters at a news conference in Washington in May 1988, where it was announced that the federal government would mail a pamphlet on AIDS to every U.S ...

Koop is survived by his wife, three children and eight grandchildren Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. Koop ...

News about C. Everett Koop, ... Serving from 1990 to 2006, the four retired officials discussed how they were muzzled for giving medical advice that was unpopular — though time proved them right.

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96.

C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general of the United States who started the government’s public discussion of AIDS during the Reagan administration, died Feb. 25 at his home in Hanover, N.H.