There's a good chance a transgender person helped pioneer a medical procedure you've had, or helped write the score to your ...

Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives. But these are different things, and the ...

The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations. Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so ...

Loneliness has become a global public health concern. Countries including the United Kingdom and Japan have appointed ...

Jerome Adams, Donald Trump's former surgeon general, has become a vocal critic of the president's second-term public health decisions and policies.

Jerome Adams, President Trump’s first-term surgeon general, is becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against the public health policies and decisions carried out in the ...

Appointing the first doctorate-prepared nurse as surgeon general would leverage the trust that everyday people already have in nurses.

Dr. Carmona: It’s the Surgeon General’s responsibility to protect, promote, and advance the health safety and security of the United States. The office of the Surgeon General dates back to ...

“They just appointed a woo-woo woman to be the United States Surgeon General.” Ms. Shanahan also had choice words for Dr. Means, a Stanford-trained otolaryngologist — or ear, nose, and throat doctor — ...

The United States surgeon general is tasked with representing the nation’s medical community and informing the general public on potential risks to their health. Warning labels on tobacco ...

The surgeon general, considered the nation’s doctor, oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members and can issue advisories that warn of public health threats.