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Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis, a move aimed at curbing the US' role in leading the world in shooting deaths. In a first-of-its-kind report urging ...
Dec 9, 2020 · Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy will reprise his role as surgeon general under the Joe Biden administration after serving under former President Barack Obama. The US President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks for the health team, which will be led by Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Mar 23, 2021 · Dr. Vivek Murthy, who helped found several health-related advocacy groups and later tackled the opioid epidemic and e-cigarettes as surgeon general during the Obama administration, was...
May 2, 2023 · A top US health official has warned the country is facing an epidemic of loneliness that is as dangerous to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told BBC News he...
Jun 25, 2024 · Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during an event on the White House in April. The nation's top doctor has issued an advisory about the public health risks of widespread gun violence.
Aug 27, 2021 · NPR's A Martínez talks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the latest on COVID-19 vaccine boosters, and children going back to school during a pandemic.
Oct 5, 2022 · President Joe Biden nominated Vivek Murthy to serve as America’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organization. Dr. Murthy will serve in the new position alongside his...
Mar 24, 2021 · The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general, a role he had held under the Obama administration and reprises during a key chapter in the Biden administration’s...
Mar 24, 2021 · Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Joe Biden's surgeon general, a role in which his top priority would be responding to the coronavirus ...
