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Alicia Ault

@aliciaault.bsky.social

Departing thoughts from Surgeon General Murthy: "I have come to see there are three essential elements that fuel our fulfillment and well-being: relationships, service, and purpose."

#loneliness #publichealth #VivekMurthy #Medsky #mentalhealth #Psychsky

Surgeon General Urges Americans to 'Rethink How We're Living Our Lives' in Closing Letter to the Country (Exclusive)

"This is my parting prescription for the country I love," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy writes in a letter shared exclusively with PEOPLE

www.yahoo.com

January 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Joan Eisenstodt

@joaneisenstodt.bsky.social

Stop minimizing #COVID and #LongCovid & provide support to those of who try to be productive and literally cannot. Wear a mask; it won’t hurt you; it will help us. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont... #health #disability #JFKJr #VivekMurthy

When we stop talking about COVID-19, policymakers can stop caring

Calling COVID-19 “over” is factually incorrect and a form of gaslighting when about 15 per cent of infections lead to long COVID.

www.thespec.com

April 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM

John Hatchard

@johnhatchard.bsky.social

#Alcohol #Cancer #Cigarettes #Trump #RFKJr #USA #VivekMurthy #SurgeonGeneral
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Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said.

Abridged (shortened) article thread ⏬ 9 min

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.

www.nytimes.com

January 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM

IndiaWest

@indiawest.bsky.social

Himself A Victim Of Guns, Trump Erases Vivek Murthy's Gun Violence Advisory

Full Story- indiawest.com/himself-a-vi...

#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #GunViolence #TrumpAdministration #VivekMurthy #VictimsOfGunViolence #PolicyChange #PublicHealth

indiawest.com

March 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM

IndiaWest

@indiawest.bsky.social

Yes, Vivek Murthy Has The Magic Formula For Finding Happiness

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#headlines #breakingnews #trendingnews #viralnews #indiawest #news #unitedstates #india #vivekmurthy #politics #newyork

Yes, Vivek Murthy Has The Magic Formula For Finding Happiness - IndiaWest Journal News

Yes, Vivek Murthy Has The Magic Formula For Finding Happiness.

indiawest.com

April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM

René Smits 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🇮🇸🇨🇦(🇻🇦)

@rs-lawsociety.bsky.social

on the importance of affordable places to meet to overcome the loneliness pandemic in our societies 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Ask Green: Where do you go when you’re lonely? @greenmirandahere.bsky.social #VivekMurthy

Ask Green: Where do you go when you’re lonely?

Sainsbury’s cafés offered elderly people and young families a place to mingle over a hot cuppa. What to do now?

giftarticle.ft.com

March 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM

NILE1

@nile11.bsky.social

Beyond the Bar: How Screen Fatigue and Loneliness Are Redefining Urban Social Spaces
#brianBannon #calNewport #isabelMünter ##lizsBookBar ##mauraCheeks##newYorkPublicLibrary##noguchiMuseum##pawnChessClub##simoneRobert##vivekMurthy##nile1

Beyond the Bar: How Screen Fatigue and Loneliness Are Redefining Urban Social Spaces

Few institutions have absorbed this cultural rotation as visibly as public infrastructure. At the New York Public Library (NYPL)—the largest public library

nile1.com

August 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM

SunjayJK

@sunjayjk.bsky.social

At the perfect time, #DryJanuary, when many consider giving up #Alcohol, #SurgeonGeneral, Dr @VivekMurthy corrabates what docs as @theliverdr (Hepatologist Dr Cyriac A Philips) who have to deal w/ the consequences of drinking long advocated:
Even ONE DRINK a Day IS DEADLY, incl via causing #Cancers:

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 3

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer and drinks should carry a warning label as cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, said Friday. His report cites studies linking alcoholic drinks to at least seven malignancies. But to add labels, Congress would have to act. nyti.ms/3BVTmHe

A martini glass with an amber-colored alcoholic drink sits on a cocktail napkin on a wooden bar. White text reads: “Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol.” Photo credit: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

January 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM

FactRage

@factrage.bsky.social

Is America's Loneliness 'Epidemic' a Fact? Polls, Policy, and a Growing Debate

#LonelinessEpidemic #SocialIsolation #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #VivekMurthy #SocialConnection #FactRage #FactRageNews

tglm.us/A81fC

The Loneliness Epidemic: Unpacking the Data Behind America’s Public Health Crisis

An analysis of the U.S. "loneliness epidemic" declaration, recent polling data, and the academic debate over the true scale of the public health crisis.

tglm.us

July 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Dr Arghya Sarkhel

@drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social

#RCPSych2025 Day 3 starts with a wake up call! Loneliness = smoking 15 cigs/day for health 🚬💔. 1 in 5 feel it—worse for young, SMI, & marginalised. 🔥 Raises depression, self-harm & early death risk. But hope: CBT, volunteering, tackling avoidance can heal. #RCPsych2025 #VivekMurthy#loneliness

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June 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM

janetforempathy.bsky.social

@janetforempathy.bsky.social

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Dr. Vivek Murthy (@vivekmurthy)

We often act as if the primary goal of care is survival at all costs. But through hundreds of interviews for Being Mortal, Dr. Atul Gawande uncovered a simpler truth: people have deep priorities in th...

substack.com

June 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM

blips.news

@blipsnewslinks.bsky.social

BLIP'S DAILY TRIVIA QUESTION: AUGUST 28TH 2024

On Wednesday August 28th, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory aimed at which group of people?

A) DOCTORS
B) PARENTS
C) TEACHERS

#HHS #VivekMurthy