Outgoing United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy just released his Parting Prescription for America, a set of reflections on his personal and professional experiences after spending six of ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on Tuesday released his penned parting prescription to the country preparing his exit as the nation's top doctor. As he closes out his term, Murthy is urging ...

As US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his patient suggests that a great deficiency of connectivity has led to a ...

Outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy offered a “parting prescription” to the U.S. in a document released Tuesday. “As I finish my tenure as Surgeon General, this is my parting ...

Editor’s note: On Tuesday, outgoing Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released his “Parting Prescription for America.” Following are excerpts.

Community is a cornerstone of both individual wellness and collective well-being in even the best of times. Now, friends, neighbors and an army of Los Angeles volunteers are proving that community ...

VIVEK MURTHY: This parting prescription was my effort to answer a nagging question - what is underneath the deeper sense of unhappiness that so many people feel that I encountered across America?

To treat the “widespread pain and unhappiness” that has left the country deeply unwell, he says, his “ parting prescription ” for the American people is to cultivate a strong sense of ...

Before leaving office in January, he wrote his parting prescription for America, in which he highlights the benefits of volunteering. I asked why he felt compelled to explore this.

As part of our series on community and service, called Here to Help, Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the benefits of volunteering.