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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Earlier this month, surgeon general Vivek Murthy said alcoholic drinks should come with a cancer risk warning label.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Luther Terry, appointed surgeon general by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, had just reviewed the results of a 14-month study by a committee of top-notch medical scientists.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2025
People take part in Dry January amid surgeon general alcohol warning
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Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, the firing of Murthy sparked an accusation from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that then-President Trump was politicizing the surgeon general position.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Luther Terry, appointed surgeon general by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, had just reviewed the results of a 14-month study by a committee of top-notch medical scientists.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2025
People take part in Dry January amid surgeon general alcohol warning
In:
Gulf of Mexico
Donald Trump
Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, the firing of Murthy sparked an accusation from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that then-President Trump was politicizing the surgeon general position.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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