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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The surgeon general’s advisory marked the first time the nation’s leading voice on public health — the same office that in the 1960s highlighted the lethal consequences of cigarette smoking — had issued an urgent pronouncement on deaths related to firearms.
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Lizette Ortega, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
In 1964, Luther Terry, the surgeon general for President Lyndon B. Johnson, issued an advisory that tobacco use was hazardous and caused cancer.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
In a New York Times op-ed, the surgeon general this week details the growing body of evidence linking TikTok, Instagram, and other apps to the mental health crisis among young people.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 25 June 2024
The United States surgeon general is declaring gun violence a national public health crisis.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 25 June 2024
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Lizette Ortega, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
In 1964, Luther Terry, the surgeon general for President Lyndon B. Johnson, issued an advisory that tobacco use was hazardous and caused cancer.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
In a New York Times op-ed, the surgeon general this week details the growing body of evidence linking TikTok, Instagram, and other apps to the mental health crisis among young people.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 25 June 2024
The United States surgeon general is declaring gun violence a national public health crisis.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 25 June 2024
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“Surgeon general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon%20general. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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