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Surgeon general to focus on obesity

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Published March 6, 2015 10:00am ET
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Surgeon general to focus on obesity
In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Charles Dharapak

The topic of obesity was problematic for the country’s last “top doctor,” but newly appointed Surgeon General Vivek Murthy plans to take on the issue too.

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