FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday morning is testifying before a Senate panel on youth mental health.
Murthy warned in an advisory last month that using social media may be harmful to young people, pointing to a possible link between time spent on social media and depression and anxiety.
The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.