US EditionCasey Means faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be US surgeon general
Dr. Casey Means faces Senate scrutiny over lapsed medical license, incomplete residency, and conflicts tied to wellness product sales and ties to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- On Wednesday, Dr. Casey Means, nominee for U.S. surgeon general, will appear before the Senate HELP Committee in a long-awaited confirmation hearing after her October hearing was postponed and her nomination refiled Jan. 13.
- President Donald Trump first nominated Dr. Casey Means earlier this year on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recommendation and refiled her nomination Jan. 13; if confirmed, she would oversee the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
- Medical professionals note she lacks an active license and unfinished residency, and Means signed an ethics agreement to resign from Levels and stop promoting her 2024 book, Good Energy.
- Senate HELP Committee Democrats plan to press Means on her ties to Kennedy, and she did not respond to comment requests ahead of Wednesday’s hearing.
- Means' wellness profile suggests she could extend Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s critiques, as his first-year actions signal a shift in federal public-health messaging.
27 Articles
27 Articles
Associated Press News
Casey Means faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be US surgeon general
Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means is set to appear before the Senate health committee as she seeks approval to be U.S. surgeon general.
Casey Means, Critic of Mainstream Medicine, Poised to Become Nation’s Top Doctor
Dr. Casey Means will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday to make her case to become the next surgeon general. The job would make her the face of the mainstream medical system — which Dr. Means, a wellness influencer and entrepreneur, has vehemently criticized. Parts of Dr. Means’s résumé make her seem like a natural fit. She graduated from the Stanford School of Medicine and has worked as a biomedical researcher. She championed healthy ea…
Casey Means: A Contentious Nominee for U.S. Surgeon General
Casey Means: A Contentious Nominee for U.S. Surgeon General Casey Means is poised to face a significant Senate committee confirmation hearing. Nominated by President Donald Trump as the U.S. Surgeon General, Means aligns closely with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Previously delayed due to personal reasons, Means' hearing comes amid controversy over her views on health practices.Advocating raw milk and echoing unsubstantiated vaccine clai…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
