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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The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now experts are warning that older drinkers might be more sensitive to those effects.
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Amy McGorry, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The surgeon general’s report highlights four key pathways through which alcohol can cause cancer.
—Nikki Crowley, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general, issued an advisory on Friday outlining the causal relationship between alcohol and cancer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Amy McGorry, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The surgeon general’s report highlights four key pathways through which alcohol can cause cancer.
—Nikki Crowley, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general, issued an advisory on Friday outlining the causal relationship between alcohol and cancer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Surgeon general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon%20general. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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