Jan 12 Read the Surgeon General's 1964 report on smoking and health By Kayla Ruble The U.S. Surgeon General's first Smoking and Health report marked its 50-year anniversary Saturday. Led by then Surgeon General Luther Terry with the help of an advisory committee, the 1964 landmark report linked smoking cigarettes with dangerous health effects, including… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch What's the state of smoking in America? We take American smoking rates 50 years after the landmark Surgeon General's report. Continue watching
Nov 15 One man's rise from 'Dr. Unqualified' to surgeon-in-chief By Dr. Howard Markel In a monthly column for PBS NewsHour, Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern health and medicine on their anniversaries, like the confirmation of C. Everett Koop as surgeon general on Nov. 16, 1981. Photo… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Newsmaker Interview with Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Jim Lehrer interviewed Surgeon General C. Everett Koop on the anniversary of the first surgeon general's report on smoking. Continue watching
Dec 01 Former Surgeon General Koop Calls AIDS 'Forgotten Epidemic' By Talea Miller Former Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop spoke with Ray Suarez for World AIDS Day. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch Other News: Markets Rise, Obama Resumes Push for Health Care Reform In other news, the Dow Jones industrial average made significant gains after an analyst expressed optimism for the banking industry, and President Obama warned Congress not to delay or block passage of comprehensive health care reform. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Former Surgeon General Reports Political Pressure Former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona told the Senate Tuesday the Bush administration silenced him on key issues. He speaks with the NewsHour about his testimony and tenure. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Surgeon General Concludes There is No Safe Level of Second-Hand Smoke The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona discusses the report released Tuesday confirming that there is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke. The report reveals that the only way to protect non-smokers is to ban smoking in public… Continue watching