U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy declared gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday in a 39-page advisory. What Happened: Murthy is imploring the nation to confront the issue with the same effort put toward reducing deaths and injuries from tobacco and motor vehicle accidents. He also...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said on Sunday that he does not think there is value to incarcerating people for marijuana use and that science should be our guide in policymaking. “When it comes to decriminalization, I don't think that there is value to individuals or to society to...