It was during his second term, under the Biden administration, that Dr. Murthy first started expressing concern about the impact of social media on the mental health and wellbeing of young people. He ...

Former Indian American Surgeon General to help build a healthier digital landscape for children and families everywhere ...

Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer said he envisions the trained physician as a spokesperson for kids’ safety controls on social media and AI.

Two eminent India-Americans, including former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, are among the potential Cabinet picks ... slightly more than a year after his nomination by President Barack Obama. His ...

President Obama will nominate Vivek Hallegere Murthy for Surgeon General, Politico and others reported on Thursday. Murthy, the founder of Doctors for America, was appointed to the President's ...

Vivek Murthy joined five other former surgeons general in a Washington Post op-ed slamming Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s policies. ‘Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology.’ ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy will likely not be the next Surgeon General, after at least 10 Democrats have indicated they would vote against him because he supports tighter gun control. Despite the fact that ...

With a new advisory being released by U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek H. Murthy concerning kids’ and teens’ social media use ...

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has selected former Obama administration official Jeff Zients to be his White House coronavirus coordinator and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to return in that ...

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has begun nominating the members of his Cabinet and White House, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the nation's diversity.