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Two elders wait Christmas eve dinner at an elderly care home in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outskirts of Madrid, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Surgeon general prescribes holiday meals for loneliness

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy arrives to throw out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

U.S. surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks during an Archewell Foundation panel discussion in New York City, Oct. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Murthy, the nation's top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory came as the U.S. grappled with another weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Surgeon general advisory calls for a ‘collective commitment’ to combat gun violence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses the importance of social connection to our mental and physical well-being with Matthew McConaughey, obscured at right, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

‘Mental health crisis’: Murthy says it’s time for a surgeon general’s warning label on social media

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses the importance of social connection to our mental and physical well-being with Matthew McConaughey, obscured at right, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo Erin Hooley, File)

Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about electric school buses, during an event at Meridian High School in Falls Church, Va., Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

VP Harris, Surgeon General Murthy sound alarm over health worker burnout

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Surgeon general says his whole family has COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, July 15, 2021, file photo, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Surgeon general says FDA won’t cut corners in approving COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2021, in Cicero, Ill., after touring Access Hawthorne Family Health Center, which is offering COVID-19 vaccines as part of the Department of Education's &quot;Return to School Road Trip&quot; events in the Chicago area. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Surgeon general: Omicron slowing in Northeast but don’t expect national peak just yet

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Surgeon general warns coronavirus could surge over the winter in areas with colder temperatures

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Natural immunity not a vaccine

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2021, in Cicero, Ill., after touring Access Hawthorne Family Health Center, which is offering COVID-19 vaccines as part of the Department of Education's &quot;Return to School Road Trip&quot; events in the Chicago area. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

U.S. surgeon general: Fine for Pfizer, Moderna recipients to stick to the same brand for booster

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden administration tangles with Florida, Texas over anti-mandate orders

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

CNN anchor Dana Bash noted that President Biden charged social-media platforms Friday with “killing people” by allowing the spread of vaccine misinformation. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

CNN’s Dana Bash asks Biden official if Fox News is ‘killing people’ with vaccine commentary

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has been nominated by President-elect Biden to serve as the U.S. surgeon general speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Surgeon general’s first advisory sounds the alarm over COVID-19 myths, bad vaccine info

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vivek Murthy, nominated to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Vivek Murthy, Xavier Becerra signal gun control path for Joe Biden

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden speaks blows a kiss to supporters Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden names coronavirus advisory board, includes experts and Rick Bright, who feuded with Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times