surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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Amidst their staggering rates of anxiety, depression and deaths from suicide and drug overdoses, the U.S. surgeon general declared a youth mental health crisis in 2021 and identified an epidemic of loneliness in 2023, with young people among those at highest risk.
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Deborah Malizia, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
In Florida, seven students at an elementary school contracted measles even as the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, left it to parents to decide whether unvaccinated children should attend school.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on social media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
In Florida, the surgeon general’s lackadaisical response to the crisis at the Broward County elementary school did not produce a single extra case of the disease, in spite of grim predictions to the contrary, almost certainly thanks to how many kids are already vaccinated.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI, and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit narrowed that order to the White House, the surgeon general’s office, the center and the FBI.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Prominent figures like the Florida surgeon general are responding to local outbreaks in ways that run counter to science and public health recommendations.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Deborah Malizia, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
In Florida, seven students at an elementary school contracted measles even as the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, left it to parents to decide whether unvaccinated children should attend school.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on social media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
In Florida, the surgeon general’s lackadaisical response to the crisis at the Broward County elementary school did not produce a single extra case of the disease, in spite of grim predictions to the contrary, almost certainly thanks to how many kids are already vaccinated.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI, and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit narrowed that order to the White House, the surgeon general’s office, the center and the FBI.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Prominent figures like the Florida surgeon general are responding to local outbreaks in ways that run counter to science and public health recommendations.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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