With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action What happened offers lessons for today ...

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers ...

Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ginned up a storm a few days ago when he recommended that alcohol should have cigarette-like cancer warnings. He declared that drinking wine, beer and booze ...

Outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy offered a “parting prescription” to the U.S. in a document released Tuesday. “As I finish my tenure as Surgeon General, this is my parting ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The new announcement from the U.S. surgeon general on the dangers of drinking alcohol surprised many. The surgeon general reported that just one drink per week over a lifetime ...

Vivek Murthy could have chosen a lot of ways to spend his final weeks in office as U.S. Surgeon General. America faces numerous health issues. Six in 10 Americans suffer from a chronic disease, like ...

You should be, at least if you’re a beer or wine lover. Last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a statement warning Americans that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause cancer.

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his tenure, Murthy was a calm and reassuring voice during COVID ...

Past Surgeon General’s reports have documented the issue of tobacco use and its deleterious effects on health including cancer beginning with the 1964 Surgeon General’s report, “Smoking and ...

The surgeon general’s call to arms about the link between drinking and cancer could strike at a fiscal lifeline for restaurateurs facing falling sales. By Kim Severson The U.S. surgeon general ...

In his farewell message to the nation, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the importance of "building community" and reiterated warnings about the detrimental effects of loneliness.