US EditionThe US Doesn’t Need Another Quack in Charge of Public Health Policy
Nominee Dr. Casey Means faced scrutiny over vaccine stance, birth control comments, and undisclosed financial ties amid chronic disease agenda promotion, with Senate GOP likely to confirm.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, Dr. Casey Means testified before the Senate committee, outlining a plan to address root causes of chronic disease.
- Means's background shows she rose to prominence as a wellness influencer tied to the MAHA movement and allied with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with disclosures revealing she profited from promoting wellness products.
- During questioning, Means said `I'm supportive of vaccination` yet declined to recommend specific shots amid flu and measles outbreaks, and Sen. Bill Cassidy confirmed she accepts evidence vaccines do not cause autism.
- All Democrats on the committee said they would not support Means' nomination, but the Republican-controlled Senate makes her confirmation likely, and the committee could send her to a full Senate vote.
- Means plans to tackle ultraprocessed foods and get more whole foods on American plates, including restricting junk-food TV ads and removing additives, gaining bipartisan senators including Sen. Bernie Sanders' support.
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Surgeon general nominee defends past criticism of contraception, backs continued access
Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, told senators during her Feb. 25 confirmation hearing that hormonal birth control carries “horrifying health… The post Surgeon general nominee defends past criticism of contraception, backs continued access appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Trump's MAHA pick for surgeon general has Big Pharma-backed lawmakers shook
President Donald Trump announced in May that he was nominating Dr. Casey Means to become surgeon general.Trump said that Means, a tech entrepreneur and Stanford-educated doctor who has long criticized the exploitative nature of the health care system, has "impeccable 'MAHA' credentials" and would help Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "reverse the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and ensure Great Health, in the future, for ALL A…
Trump's surgeon general pick dodges vaccine questions and scrutiny
Convicted felon Donald Trump has picked a wellness influencer to serve as his Surgeon General. Dr. Casey Means struggled with questions regarding vaccines, birth control, and potential financial conflicts during her Senate confirmation hearing, but echoed RFK Jr and his MAHA misguidedness. — Read the rest The post Trump's surgeon general pick dodges vaccine questions and scrutiny appeared first on Boing Boing.
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