May 101 minAn Open Letter to Our Brothers and Sisters in MedicineGratitude from the former U.S. surgeon general and executive director of Doctors for America Every day over the past few weeks, our thoughts have turned cons...
Mar 221 minThe Coronavirus Could Cause a Social RecessionThe Atlantic - Economic slowdowns are easy to measure, but the lingering damage to communal bonds may be no less harmful.
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...
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...
Dec 16, 20161 minE-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon GeneralE-cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults is now a major public health concern. E-cigarette use has increased considerably in recent years, growing a...
Nov 16, 20161 minFacing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and HealthWith The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, I am issuing a new call to action to end the public health crisis of addiction. Please join ...
Sep 10, 20151 minStep It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable CommunitiesThere are many reasons to take a walk. We may walk to school, to work, or even to our places of worship. We may walk to help us think better and relieve stre...