Koop understood the power of his persona. The instantly recognizable look — a patriarchal beard, the navy-type uniform, and ...

C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general who brought frank talk about AIDS into U.S. homes, has died at his home in Hanover, N.H., officials at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth said ...

C. Everett Koop, known as America's Family Doctor during his tenure as surgeon general from 1981 to 1989, died today at his home in Hanover, N.H., Dartmouth announced. He was 96.

So, at the urging of a friend, Sen. Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania, Reagan selected a pediatric surgeon with a funny-sounding name, C. Everett Koop, who was known less for his groundbreaking ...

C. Everett Koop never found a way to make the truth go down easily. He just dug out the facts, proposed a treatment, and put the matter up for discussion. And lo and behold, it worked .

C. Everett Koop, who as surgeon general during the Reagan administration won the admiration of conservatives for his views on abortion, the admiration of liberals for his views on AIDS, and the ...

Koop is survived by his wife, three children and eight grandchildren Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. Koop ...

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. He was outspoken on controversial public health issues and did much to raise ...

C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general of the United States who started the government’s public discussion of AIDS during the Reagan administration, died Feb. 25 at his home in Hanover, N.H.

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 ...