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May 10
1 min

An Open Letter to Our Brothers and Sisters in Medicine

Gratitude from the former U.S. surgeon general and executive director of Doctors for America Every day over the past few weeks, our thoug...

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Mar 22
1 min

The 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.

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Sep 18, 2019
1 min

How 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...

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Sep 16, 2019
1 min

Should 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 drama...

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Jun 19, 2019
1 min

Opinion: 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 ...

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Sep 28, 2017
1 min

Work 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...

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Dec 16, 2016
1 min

E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General

E-cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults is now a major public health concern. E-cigarette use has increased considerably in rec...

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Nov 16, 2016
1 min

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health

With 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 add...

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Sep 10, 2015
1 min

Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities

There 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 bet...

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