In an op-ed for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media was contributing to an "emergency" mental-health ...

The U.S. Surgeon General recommended a warning label for social media platforms. Credit: DigitalVision / Getty Images U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced Monday that he believes social ...

FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during an event on the White House complex in Washington, April 23, 2024. Murthy is asking Congress to require warning labels on social media ...

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The U.S. may add new warning labels on alcohol. But the history of cigarette warning labels suggests it's not enough.

The United States surgeon general issued a public warning about the risks of social media to youth, as the New York Times reported, urging a push to grapple with the potential “harm to the mental ...

“Every click has a consequence; we ought to label the risk,” said ... Just last year, the U.S. Surgeon General called on Congress to implement warning labels for social media.

In one of his final acts, Vivek Murthy, the outgoing U.S. surgeon general, said alcoholic beverages should carry an updated warning label that says consumption increases the risk of cancer. Murthy ...

But Murthy’s proposed label would go even further ... it’s unlikely Congress would act swiftly to enact a new Surgeon General’s warning on alcohol products. Article continues after ...