U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: Efforts & Challenges in Promoting Public Health

Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'In this episode, my guest is Dr. Vivek Murthy, M.D., the acting U.S. Surgeon General who earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. We discuss nutrition, food additives, social media and mental health, public health initiatives to combat the crisis of social isolation, the obesity crisis, addiction and other pressing issues in public health. Dr. Murthy explains the role of the U.S. government in promoting specific public health issues and the steps needed to rebuild public trust in scientific and medical information. We also discuss health care accessibility, insurance barriers and individual versus team-based medical care. We also discuss topics gleaned from listener questions, such as the facts and myths about \\u201cBig Pharma\\u201d and \\u201cBig Food\\u201d industries, scientific research and public health policies.\\nFor show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com.\\nUse Ask Huberman Lab, our new AI-powered platform, for a summary, clips, and insights from this episode.\\nThank you to our sponsors\\nAG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman\\nLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman\\nWaking Up: https://wakingup.com/huberman\\nMomentous: https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman\\nTimestamps\\n(00:00:00) Dr. Vivek Murthy\\n(00:02:10) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up\\n(00:04:35) Surgeon General Roles\\n(00:07:44) Illness Framework, Enhancing Wellbeing\\n(00:12:42) Priorities as Surgeon General\\n(00:19:50) Public Health Message Distribution\\n(00:28:24) Diagnosis vs. Optimizing Health\\n(00:33:24) Sponsor: AG1\\n(00:34:01) Food Additives, Highly Processed Foods, Food Availability\\n(00:39:11) Difficulties Addressing Health Issues & Highly Processed Foods\\n(00:49:53) Retribution, Integrity & Public Trust\\n(00:54:41) Company Opposition\\n(00:59:50) Public Health Communication, Masks & COVID-19, Public Trust\\n(01:07:01) Masks, Humility; Building Public Trust\\n(01:10:45) Rebuilding Relationship to Public, Vaccines\\n(01:17:41) Community Core & Diversity; Federal Funding\\n(01:24:55) Big Pharma, \\u201cPill for Every Problem\\u201d Society\\xa0\\n(01:31:48) Interdisciplinary Medical Teams, Individualized & Value-Based Medical Models\\n(01:38:44) Insurance Barriers, Mental Health Care, Drug Prices\\n(01:44:40) Isolation Crisis, Social Disconnection, Health Risks\\xa0\\n(01:49:15) Community Organizations & Modern Life, Social Media\\n(01:56:36) Youth & Social Media, Parents, Policy Change\\n(02:06:45) Real Life vs. Social Media, Kids & Playtime\\n(02:11:56) Social Media Advice for Parents\\n(02:20:43) Society & Disconnection, Human Connection & Service\\n(02:31:20) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter\\nTitle Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac\\nDisclaimer'