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Surgeon general says kids need to be part of solution amid youth mental health crisis

Tuesday, June 14 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Facing a growing mental health crisis among America's teens and young adults, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says the problem is not something adults can fix alone. Adults need "to make sure that we're hearing from kids so that their stories... Read More.

Pandemic’s impact on youth mental health ‘devastating’: Surgeon General

Thursday, February 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told lawmakers on Tuesday that the pandemic has had a "devastating" impact on the mental health of America's young people. "I'm deeply concerned as a parent and as a doctor that the obstacles this generation of young people... Read More.

Five things parents can do as surgeon general warns of youth mental health crisis

Saturday, December 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A report released this week from the United States surgeon general warns of a growing mental health crisis among young people amid the coronavirus pandemic. Citing statistics like an over 50% increase in emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts among girls... Read More.

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tuesday, November 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in... Read More.

What the surgeon who pulled John Hinckley’s bullet out of Ronald Reagan’s chest remembers

Monday, October 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- With John Hinckley's bullet still lodged in his chest, President Ronald Reagan was rushed to George Washington University Hospital, which is about nine minutes from the Hilton hotel where he'd been shot. One of the surgeons who met him there was Dr.... Read More.

Surgeon General defends US booster shot plan as much of the world awaits vaccines

Sunday, August 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy defended the Biden administration's plans to begin rolling out booster shots for many Americans the week of Sept. 20, despite criticism from the World Health Organization and others that the U.S. should not offer booster shots... Read More.

Surgeon general warns misinformation an ‘urgent threat’ to public health

Thursday, July 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The surgeon general is warning Americans about the "urgent threat of health misinformation" amid the government's current push to boost stalling vaccination rates. Dr. Vivek Murthy's advisory -- the first under the Biden administration -- addresses an epidemic of misinformation and disinformation, and... Read More.

Woman makes history as ninth Black female pediatric surgeon in US

Friday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow was eight years into her pursuit of becoming a pediatric surgeon before she met a surgeon who looked like her, as a Black American. Now, Bowen-Jallow is a trailblazer in her own right as only the ninth Black female... Read More.

$3,000 in dentistry tools stolen from 64-year-old Luthersburg man

Friday, January 24 by wcednews

Brady Township, PA – $3,000 worth of dentistry tools were stolen from a Luthersburg man. The unnamed 64-year-old man reported to police that his case of dentistry tools was taken from his home on Pine Swamp Road in Brady Township sometime between Aug. 1, 2019... Read More.

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