May 101 minHidden Brain - A Social Prescription: Why Human Connection Is Crucial To Our HealthVivek Murthy was a newly-minted doctor when he realized that his thorough medical school education had fallen short. His training hadn't prepared him for one...
May 101 minLoneliness and Social Connection with Brené BrownBrené Brown and Vivek discuss loneliness and the physical and emotional toll that social disconnection takes on us, in Brené's podcast, Unlocking Us. They ta...
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...
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 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...
Nov 29, 20161 minU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy Calls Young People To Government (Harvard Kennedy School)On November 28, 2016, the JKF Jr. Forum had the pleasure of welcoming U.S Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to the Forum for a discussion with Amitabh Chandra...