Donald Trump, Casey Means and US surgeon general
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The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing today for wellness influencer Casey Means, the Trump administration’s pick for surgeon general
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Wellness influencer Casey Means faces bipartisan questions on vaccine stances in surgeon general hearing
The woman who wants to be the nation's top doctor was grilled on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where she faced questions on her vaccine stances from both sides of the aisle.
She wants to end chronic disease by addressing its root causes, including through dietary and lifestyle changes.
Casey Means, President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. surgeon general, finally stepped into the Senate spotlight on Wednesday, facing the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in a long-delayed confirmation hearing that puts a wellness influencer up for the job of the nation’s top public health messenger.
Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means — a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels — is President Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general.
Dr. Means, a wellness influencer and President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, appeared before a Senate committee Wednesday.
Casey Means answered questions about the abortion pill, birth control, and vaccines out of both sides of her mouth.
Sen. Bernie Sanders called Dr. Casey Means unfit for the role as senators raised concerns about her inactive medical license, conflicts of interest and unconventional path in medicine.
On Feb. 25, the Senate Health Committee questioned President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee Casey Means on whether she supports certain vaccines, her past business entanglements and her previous criticism of pesticides,