C. Everett Koop, Forceful U.S. Surgeon General, Dies at 96 Dr. Koop was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and played a crucial role in changing public ...

The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, Feb. 27: At one time, his face was one of the most recognizable in the country. That’s because no U.S. surgeon general ...

Former surgeon general C. Everett Koop was a towering figure in the world of public health. A pediatric surgeon with deeply held religious convictions, Koop was an iconoclast willing to challenge the ...

At his 95th birthday last year, former surgeon general Dr. C. Everett Koop was confined to a wheelchair and couldn’t speak. But John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, ...

The recipe for good public health policy is like a souffle- simple ingredients combined in a complex manner. Done well - it’s a delight. Heavy-handed, using sour (outdated) ingredients – it’s a mess, ...

BETHESDA, MD, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Health Project is now accepting applications for the 2023 C. Everett Koop National Health ...

C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at ...

8 ribbons on left side. Officer in charge insignia (agency head medal) on right. Garment worn by Dr. C. Everett Koop, Vice Admiral U.S. Public Health Service In 1871, John Maynard Woodworth was ...

BETHESDA, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Health Project is now accepting applications for the 2024 C. Everett Koop National ...

With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era - and one of the most unexpectedly enduring. His ...