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A new biography by Nigel M. de S. Cameron looks at how a pro-life pediatric surgeon became a crusader in the fight against HIV.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its ...

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Dr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. surgeon general during the first Trump administration, recently offered some communication advice for health care professionals.

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The Department of Health and Human Services recently removed a former surgeon general’s warning declaring gun violence a ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website.

In June 2024, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major advisory that gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis and demanded urgent action, calling for more research ...