Mar 261 minDr. Vivek Murthy on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More (The Tim Ferriss Show)“All of us, regardless of what stage of life we’re at, we’ve got three basic needs: we all want to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, an...
Mar 231 minTake Steps to Counter the Loneliness of Social Distancing (NY Times)Attempts to avoid coronavirus can increase the risk of physical and emotional harm from limited social contact.
Mar 221 minThe Coronavirus Could Cause a Social Recession (The Atlantic)Economic slowdowns are easy to measure, but the lingering damage to communal bonds may be no less harmful.
Feb 261 minIs There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Freakanomics)We look into what’s known (and not known) about the prevalence and effects of loneliness — including the possible upsides. Listen to the full podcast. #lonel...
Feb 31 min‘Loneliness On The Job Is A Public Health Crisis’Former Surgeon General Reveals What This Means For You Author and psychotherapist, Bryan Robinson, PhD, interviews Vivek about his upcoming book. "Building a...
Jan 311 minYou Might Be Feeling Lonely and Not Even Know It (Men's Health)Feeling lonely is more prevalent in Americans—even young, smart, friendly ones—than diabetes and smoking. So it’s likely you’ve felt it. But when’s the last ...
Jan 271 minThe Surprising Impact of Loneliness on Our Well-being — In and Out of the Workplace (Thrive Global)In a conversation for Thrive, Sarah Hurwitz — who served as Michelle Obama's head speechwriter — sits down with former surgeon general Vivek Murthy to talk a...
Nov 19, 20191 minThe Truth About the Vaping Crisis (Freakanomics)A recent outbreak of illness and death has gotten everyone’s attention — including late-to-the-game regulators. But would a ban on e-cigarettes do more harm ...
Oct 10, 20191 minThe loneliness epidemic (The Ezra Klein Show)Vivek sits down with Ezra Klein to discuss the importance of loneliness and social connection. "There’s a lot in this conversation. Murthy’s explanation of h...
Sep 18, 20191 minHow Health Systems Are Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change (Harvard Business Review)By Alice Chen and Vivek Murthy On all fronts, health care systems are on the front lines of climate change. But they are not sitting idle in the face of thes...
Sep 16, 20191 minShould We Be More Optimistic About Fighting Climate Change? (Harvard Business Review)By Alice Chen and Vivek Murthy There are two stories about climate change. The first is the one you hear the most; that if we don’t dramatically curb greenho...
Jun 19, 20191 minOpinion: Former health leaders: It’s time to make Atlanta smoke-free (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)By Drs. Louis Sullivan, Vivek Murthy, and David Satcher As doctors and former public servants who have worked as the Secretary of Health and Human Services a...
May 15, 20181 minWhy former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy believes loneliness is a 'profound' public healFormer U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy argues that the effects of loneliness are as detrimental to the human body as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Watch...
Oct 19, 20171 minFormer surgeon general on how loneliness could reduce lifespan (CBS This Morning)Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tackled a range of public health crises such as Zika, drug and alcohol addiction and obesity. Now, he's shedding ligh...
Oct 9, 20171 minBusinesses To Benefit From Addressing 'Loneliness Epidemic,' Doctor Says (NPR)Former surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy says that underlying many of the most critical public health issues facing America today is an epidemic of loneliness...
Oct 8, 20171 minVivek Murthy: How To Solve The Work Loneliness Epidemic (Forbes)We live in the most technologically connected age in the history of civilization, yet rates of loneliness are increasing. This trend has been taking place fo...
Oct 5, 20171 minThis former surgeon general says there’s a ‘loneliness epidemic’ and work is partly to blame (WashinWhen I began my tenure as surgeon general I did not think that I would be talking about loneliness and emotional well-being. But when I was traveling to comm...
Sep 28, 20171 minWork and the Loneliness Epidemic (Harvard Business Review)During my years caring for patients, the most common pathology I saw was not heart disease or diabetes; it was loneliness. Loneliness and weak social connect...
Sep 26, 20171 minVivek Murthy, MD, turns focus to physician well-being (AMA Wire)After two and a half years as the U.S. surgeon general addressing matters of vital importance to the public’s health, Vivek Murthy, MD, is calling for greate...
Sep 16, 20171 minFormer Surgeon General: I'm Worried About America's Stress (National Geographic)As U.S. Surgeon General from 2014 until spring 2017, Vivek Murthy, 40, extended his office’s public health advocacy to matters such as reliable transportatio...
Sep 8, 20171 minA Nation Under Stress: The Public Health Consequences of Stress in America (National Institutes of HDr. Vivek Murthy and Dr. Francis Collins shared their conversation “A Nation Under Pressure: The Public Health Consequences of Stress in America,” on Faceboo...
May 17, 20171 minOne Nation Under Stress: How Social Connection Can Heal Us (The Commonwealth Club)"Stress. There is the good kind—the kind that makes us feel alive and excited. And then there is chronic stress—the type that keeps our cortisol levels high ...
May 17, 20171 minUCSF Medical School CommencementHonored to address our nation's new graduates: my call for a new generation of moral leaders who lead with clarity and courage. Who uphold the values of equa...
Apr 22, 20174 minStatement on My Surgeon General Tenure and DepartureFirst posted on Facebook on April 21, 2017. Two years and four months ago, I was honored to be sworn in as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. F...