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Sep 7, 20202 min read
The Best Way to Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Pandemic
Opinion by Vivek H. Murthy and Alice T. Chen As the US grapples with Covid-19, its economic fallout, and the continuing anguish of racial...
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May 10, 20201 min read
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...
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Mar 22, 20201 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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...
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Jun 19, 20191 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20161 min read
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...
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Nov 16, 20161 min read
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...
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Sep 10, 20151 min read
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...
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