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In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, U.S. Surgeon General appointee Vivek Murthy appears on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. In a report being released Thursday, Murthy acknowledges a need for more research into the health effects of &quot;vaping,&quot; but says e-cigarettes aren't harmless and too many teens are using them. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Surgeon General calls youth vaping a public health threat

By Lauren Neergard - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Senate on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, approved President Obama's nomination of Dr. Murthy to serve as U.S. surgeon general, despite opposition from Republicans and some Democrats over his support for gun control and past statements that gun violence is a public health issue. The U.S. has been without a Senate-confirmed surgeon general since July 2013. The surgeon general does not set policy but is an advocate for the people's health. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Vivek Murthy confirmed by Senate as surgeon general

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

EDITORIAL: A nominee for the cartoons

** FILE ** Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's surgeon general nominee. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

White House ‘recalibrating strategy’ on Obama’s surgeon general nominee

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy

With delay of surgeon general, NRA flexes election-year clout in Senate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's surgeon general nominee. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

MILLER: NRA to score Senate vote on Obama’s nominee for surgeon general, Vivec Murthy

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

MILLER: Obama’s surgeon general nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy is a radical gun grabber

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Surgeon General nominee pledges focus on obesity

Associated Press

** FILE ** Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's surgeon general nominee. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

Obama’s surgeon general nominee connected to left-leaning think tank

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times