/tags/surgeon-general Surgeon General en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:30:17 GMT /news/2020-12-21/ohio-received-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-than-promised-dewine-says-state-still-on-track Ohio moved past 8,000 confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19 over the weekend. Around 4,500 Ohio health care workers and nursing home residents and… Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:30:17 GMT /news/2020-12-21/ohio-received-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-than-promised-dewine-says-state-still-on-track Karen Kasler /news-partners/2020-12-07/biden-names-health-secretary-covid-czar-other-key-members-to-health-team President-elect Joe Biden has said that addressing the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority. Here are some of the people he is putting in charge of that big task. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:38:56 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-07/biden-names-health-secretary-covid-czar-other-key-members-to-health-team Tamara Keith /2020-12-03/u-s-surgeon-general-we-are-absolutely-ready-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine Jerome Adams acknowledged earlier missteps but says he's confident in plans for vaccine distribution. And after the Thanksgiving spike in cases, he says "targeted closures and mandates" may be needed. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:57:00 GMT /2020-12-03/u-s-surgeon-general-we-are-absolutely-ready-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine Maureen Pao /news-partners/2019-08-29/surgeon-general-sounds-alarm-on-risk-of-marijuana-addiction-and-harm As more than 30 states have liberalized marijuana laws, the use and potency of the drug have increased. The surgeon general says there's no safe amount of marijuana for adolescents and pregnant women. Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:53:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-29/surgeon-general-sounds-alarm-on-risk-of-marijuana-addiction-and-harm Allison Aubrey /side-effects-public-media/2018-04-20/the-surgeon-general-wants-us-all-to-carry-narcan-but-it-can-be-hard-to-get It was a scheduling mishap that led Kourtnaye Sturgeon to help save someone’s life. About four months ago, Sturgeon drove to downtown Indianapolis for a... Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:33:24 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2018-04-20/the-surgeon-general-wants-us-all-to-carry-narcan-but-it-can-be-hard-to-get Jake Harper, Jake Harper /side-effects-public-media/2017-12-04/u-s-surgeon-general-calls-for-racial-equity-in-opioid-response At the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Conference in Indianapolis, U.S. Surgeon General and former Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adam... Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:18:43 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-12-04/u-s-surgeon-general-calls-for-racial-equity-in-opioid-response Emily Forman /news-partners/2017-11-20/u-s-surgeon-general-says-working-together-is-key-to-combating-opioid-crisis The country's top public health advocate says the cycle of opioid addiction won't be stopped without more money from Congress and cooperation among federal, state and local officials. Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:06:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-11-20/u-s-surgeon-general-says-working-together-is-key-to-combating-opioid-crisis Greta Jochem