Ebola Czar? We Need a Surgeon General

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 24, 2014 The United States now has an Ebola czar. But what about a surgeon general? The gun lobby has successfully shot down his nomination -- at least so far. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Warning Labels

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Get Ready for the New, Scary Anti-Smoking Packaging

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2010 If the black-and-white surgeon general's warning on cigarette packaging hasn't served as fair warning to smokers that bad things are likely to happen to them if they keep lighting up their cancer sticks, the new, super-graphic images to be slapped on their smoke packs just might. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Picks ‘Country Doctor’ as Surgeon General

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2009 If she is approved by the Senate, Dr. Regina Benjamin has a big job ahead of her as the next surgeon general during a time of upheaval in the health care industry. Luckily, given her résumé, she seems more than qualified for the position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gupta Pulls Plug on Surgeon General Post

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2009 The rocky road to staffing still-vacant government positions suffered a bit of a setback Thursday, as the creamy filling -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, henceforth known as "The Gupta" -- of Obama's team withdrew his name from consideration for the post of surgeon general. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conyers Embarks on Anti-Gupta Crusade

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2009 So CNN floated this rumor the other day that its very own snazzy doctor guy, neurosurgeon and embeddable reporter, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, might be making a "house call" to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as our nation's next surgeon general, right? Not if Rep. John Conyers can help it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNN: Team Obama Eyes Gupta for Surgeon General

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Although the fact that his sponsoring network, CNN, reported this rumor makes it a tad suspect, it wouldn't be the first time that the concept of self-promotion was associated with the name of Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's resident brain surgeon and talking head, who has apparently been approached by the Obama squad to potentially fill the position of U.S. surgeon general. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Surgeon General: Gov’t Squelched Health Reports

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2007 In an incendiary report Tuesday to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona (who served from 2002 to 2006) pointed a finger at the Bush administration for prioritizing politics over truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert: Gays Should Come With a Warning Label

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2007 Stephen Colbert takes on Bush's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. James Holsinger, who has argued that homosexuality is a disease that can be cured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Classic Appointment From George W. Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2007 Meet the president's pick for our next surgeon general, Dr. James Holsinger, a man who once wrote that homosexuality is unnatural and unhealthy: "When the complementarity of the sexes is breached, injuries and diseases may occur." Injuries? Can't we just do without a surgeon general for a couple of years? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Fallout From Walter Reed Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 Army Surgeon General Kevin C. Kiley has resigned, the third military official to lose his job in the Walter Reed scandal. An anonymous defense official says Kiley was asked to step down by the acting Army secretary, who got his job only two weeks ago after another abrupt dismissal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )