On AlterNet: surgeon general
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "surgeon general"
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Health and Wellness. March 9, 2009.
Allies of Howard Dean are saying that recent leaks from the White House seem suspiciously-timed and politically motivated.
Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2009.
"The general consensus from everybody is Gupta is no longer in contention ... it's more he's withdrawing himself."
Russ Belville, NORML. January 8, 2009.
The next surgeon general needs to stop putting politics before science. Gupta may not be ready for that.
Nico Pitney, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 6, 2009.
Gupta hosts "House Call" on CNN, contributes reports to CBS News, and writes a column for Time magazine.
Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: PEEK. October 29, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: James Holsinger founded a church that "ministers to people who no longer wish to be gay or lesbian."
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 11, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: In testimony before the House Oversight Committee, former Surgeon General Richard Carmona explains how he was silenced on subjects like contraception and stem cell research.
Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. June 18, 2007.
Has President Bush nominated a Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Homophobe to be America's Surgeon General?
Max Blumenthal, Huffington Post. June 12, 2007.
The concept of "ex-gay" therapy, repudiated by the medical world, will be thoroughly examined when Bush's new surgeon general nominee comes up for confirmation.