Jerome Adams

Addiction and Drug Use

The Surgeon General Wants Us All To Carry Narcan, But It Can Be Hard To Get

Jake Harper

It was a scheduling mishap that led Kourtnaye Sturgeon to help save someone’s life. About four months ago, Sturgeon drove to downtown Indianapolis for a…
Inequities

U.S. Surgeon General Calls For Racial Equity In Opioid Response

At the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Conference in Indianapolis, U.S. Surgeon General and former Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adam…
Policy & Politics

Indiana Names OB-GYN To Fill Vacated Health Commissioner Seat

The state has named an Indianapolis-based OB-GYN as Indiana’s next health commissioner.Dr. Kristina Box will fill the position left vacant earlier this…
Policy & Politics

Surgeon General Nominee Jerome Adams Tells Confirmation Panel Science Is Important, But Not Enough

Surgeon General Nominee Jerome Adams’ confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Tuesday was a mostly collegial meeting, with the Indiana State Health…
Addiction and Drug Use

Trump Surgeon General Pick: Needle Exchanges Ugly, But Vital

Mere days before he announced he had been nominated for the position of U.S. Surgeon General, Indiana State Department of Health Commissioner Jerome Adams…
Policy & Politics

Trump Nominates Indiana Health Commissioner For Surgeon General Gig

President Donald Trump has nominated Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adams for the U.S. Surgeon General position.Then-Governor Mike Pence first…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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