US EditionTrump withdraws surgeon general nominee, replaces her with Stanford grad, doctor
- Following the withdrawal of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing in May 2025, President Trump selected Dr. Casey Means to lead as the U.S. surgeon general.
- Nesheiwat’s nomination was withdrawn due to concerns over her medical credentials and past statements, prompting the administration to realign its health leadership under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Means, a Stanford-trained physician turned wellness influencer, criticizes conventional medicine and promotes lifestyle changes to address chronic diseases within the Make America Healthy Again agenda.
- Trump described Means as having “impeccable MAHA credentials” who will work closely with Kennedy to reverse chronic disease and improve Americans’ health outcomes.
- Means’s nomination suggests a policy shift toward functional medicine approaches, potentially reshaping federal public health efforts to focus on diet, chronic disease prevention, and pharmaceutical skepticism.
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Clip Of Trump's Surgeon General Pick Claiming That Advil And Netflix Are 'Toxic' Resurfaces
Dr. Casey Means graduated from medical school with a doctorate, but has no medical license; she was an ENT surgical resident when she decided to quit pursuing being a practicing doctor to instead join the lucrative medical influencer craze. Instead of having to treat patients, medical influencers usually found "wellness" companies—like Means' company Levels— and write books full of pseudoscience theories about curing incurable diseases—like Mea…
Jim Beam column:I won't be joining MAHA plan - American Press
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, GOP state Sens. Mike Fesi of Houma and Patrick McMath of Covington and many other Louisiana Republicans have joined the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. I am taking this occasion to make it clear I won’t be joining any movement dreamed up by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is this nation’s new health system secretary. When it comes to good health, Kennedy has some of the most u…
Trump Taps Wellness Influencer and RFK Jr. Ally Casey Means as Surgeon General
President Trump has tapped wellness influencer Casey Means to become surgeon general, after withdrawing the nomination of Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Casey Means attended Stanford Medical School but never went on to become a licensed doctor, instead turning to the “wellness” space, where she has promoted disputed claims about health and nutrition and sold supplements and personal care products through her website. Her brother is …
“She Was Tearful About It”: The Nuances of Casey Means’s Medical Exit and Antiestablishment Origins
Donald Trump’s new nominee to be the next surgeon general has said she walked away from a promising career in the medical establishment. Some fellow residents and a former department chairman say the situation was more complicated.
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