A leading kids’ online safety advocate and the former U.S. surgeon general are pushing for voters to decide on AI chatbots, ...

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

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

The bill aims to ensure all users, especially adolescents, are aware of the potential mental health risks posed by social ...

The U.S. has seen 340 mass shootings in 2025 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek ...

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.’ ...

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms, because although sites allow children of that age to join, kids are still "developing ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been sounding the alarm on the loneliness epidemic for more than a year. In his 2023 report "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation," Murthy wrote that ...

After reportedly refusing to resign, Vivek Murthy, MD, is out of his Surgeon General post at the Trump administration’s request and Deputy Surgeon General Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams stepped in as ...

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 ...