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 ...

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India, Jan. 4 -- United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory where he directed alcoholic drinks should carry labels that warns people about cancer risks.

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The nomination of James Holsinger to be Surgeon General of the United States appears to be in limbo after his July 12 appearance before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...

At the same time, we can’t ignore the bigger picture. The countries with the highest life expectancies all share one common factor: vaccination rates that meet or exceed those of the United States.

On Friday, Murthy recommended an update to a decades-old surgeon general warning printed on all alcohol containers in the United States.

Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer on Friday, Jan. 3, warning that alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States ...

The physician has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Murthy, 47, was nominated by Biden and confirmed by the U ...

- Credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File 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.

Surgeon generals often first serve as high-ranking doctors within the United States military, but President Donald Trump is continuing to expand his roster of unconventional hires by tapping a woo ...