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Op-Eds & Perspectives

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Surgeon General: My Parting Prescription for America

January 7, 2025


Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It’s Time to Fix That.

New York Times | April 30, 2023


Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms

New York Times | June 17, 2024


U.S. surgeon general: I am concerned about social media and youth mental health.

The Washington Post | May 23, 2023

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Drugs and untreated mental health issues are killing America’s kids. You can help stop it.

USA Today | Co-authored with Dr. Rahul Gupta | April 30, 2023


‘Something has to change’: Health care workers who cared for us during COVID are burning out

USA Today | June 14, 2022


The New York Times | America is Running Out of Money to Fight Covid

New York Times | Co-authored with David A. Kessler | March 29, 2022


Miguel Cardona and Vivek Murthy: As we recover from the pandemic, we must focus on our children

USA today | Co-authored with Sec. Cardona | November 5, 2021

Perspectives

Confronting Health Worker Burnout and Well-Being

New England Journal of Medicine | August 18, 2022


Oral Health for All – Realizing the Promise of Science

New England Journal of Medicine | Co-authored with Rena N. D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D. and Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. | March 3, 2022

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Content last reviewed February 19, 2025
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