Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means Postpones Confirmation Hearing After Going Into Labor
Dr. Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general nominee, postponed her Senate confirmation hearing after going into labor. Her inactive medical license and wellness background draw scrutiny.
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Overview
- Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee for surgeon general, had her crucial Senate confirmation hearing postponed recently.
- The hearing was delayed because Dr. Means went into labor with her first child, necessitating a rescheduling of the proceedings.
- Means, a Stanford-educated physician and wellness influencer, aims to address chronic disease by targeting root causes and would oversee the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
- Concerns persist regarding her qualifications, including an inactive medical license and lack of government experience, alongside her 2018 departure from surgical residency.
- If confirmed, Dr. Means has pledged to resign from Levels Health, the health-tracking app she co-founded, and cease promoting wellness products.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this story by emphasizing Dr. Casey Means' controversial qualifications and views. They highlight her inactive medical license, skepticism of traditional medicine, and past statements on vaccines and birth control, often juxtaposing them with scientific consensus or expert criticism. This collective editorial choice raises significant questions about her suitability for the Surgeon General role.
"The Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's pick for surgeon general, was postponed Thursday after she went into labor with her first child, a health committee spokesperson confirmed to CBS News."
CBS News"Means has risen to prominence within the 'Make America Healthy Again' movement."
ABC News"The news came just hours before the 38-year-old Means, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing."
Associated Press"Means has gained popularity in wellness circles because of her messages about outsized corporate influence in the food and pharmaceutical industries."
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The hearing was postponed because Dr. Casey Means went into labor with her first child, requiring the proceedings to be rescheduled.
Concerns include her inactive medical license since 2019, lack of government experience, and her decision to leave surgical residency before completion in 2018.
Dr. Means graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2014, began a surgical residency in otolaryngology and head-and-neck surgery which she did not complete, then shifted to functional medicine and co-founded the health-tracking app Levels Health.
She would become the U.S. Surgeon General and Medical Director of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, acting as the nation's top public health spokesperson and overseeing public health initiatives.
She has pledged to resign from Levels Health, the health-tracking app she co-founded, and to stop promoting wellness products to avoid conflicts of interest.
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