R ecent job and funding cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the current administration have ...

False information and unclear messaging from government leaders contribute to vaccine hesitancy, making it more likely that outbreaks, hospitalizations, and even deaths will occur. Clear guidance ...

In June, 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 and ...

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

The president's pick will be the first CDC director to undergo the Senate confirmation process after a change passed by Congress in 2022 . Any nominee will face tough questions over a range of health ...

The United States surgeon general issued a public warning about the risks of social media to youth, as the New York Times reported, urging a push to grapple with the potential “harm to the mental ...

And when she visited UAB in February for Medical Alumni Weekend, the 18th surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service shared a story about—naturally—fish: “A young woman, jogging along ...

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 ...