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 connections are associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a dayand even g...

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 transportation, safe neighborhoods, and affordable housing. Now, he continues to push to reduce stigmas around mental illness...

Dr. Vivek Murthy and Dr. Francis Collins shared their conversation “A Nation Under Pressure: The Public Health Consequences of Stress in America,” on Facebook Live for this year’s Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture hosted by the National Center for Complementary a...

"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 and has a toxic effect on our bodies, minds and hearts. Our country is feeling more stressed than ever. Twenty-f...

Honored 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 equality, opportunity, and respect for all. Who recognize that fear is the crutch of cowardly leaders and who choose...