Networks carry risk of "mental health harms for adolescents,” Vivek Murthy said. The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users.

Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media was contributing to a mental-health "emergency." He's calling for a surgeon general's warning label, which would require congressional action. Murthy said ...

"It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents," he added. Sixty ...

Dr Vivek Murthy has pushed for Congress to support bills requiring social media companies to implement restrictions on children's content.

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging parents to limit their children’s use of social media to protect their mental ...

Although the mental health of Californians is generally ... So, let’s take the Surgeon General’s warnings as a strong reminder of the importance of our connections with one another and the ...

It's the equivalent of putting our kids in cars with no seat belts, with no airbags, and having them drive on roads with no ...

Even though they don't know a world without the internet, roughly half of today’s teens long for life off-line. “The younger ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 17, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require social media platforms to display warning labels highlighting the potential mental health risks these ...