Donald Trump’s nomination last week of Dr. Casey Means as surgeon general is proving to be as controversial, if not more so, than his previous pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Means, a 37-year-old ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Wednesday, following controversy about inconsistencies in her résumé, President ...

President Trump nominated Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, to be surgeon general. A doctor friend says he wonders whether her views are completely aligned ...

President Trump's new pick for U.S. surgeon general could have a bumpy road to confirmation as she faces pushback on multiple fronts — not least from figures within the Make America Healthy Again, or ...

Dr. Means, President Trump’s new pick for surgeon general, has focused on the prevalence of chronic diseases and called on the government to scale back on childhood vaccines. By Benjamin Mueller and ...

The United States surgeon general is tasked with representing the nation’s medical community and informing the general public on potential risks to their health. Warning labels on tobacco products, ...

Casey Means doesn’t have the typical background for a nominee to be U.S. surgeon general. The biggest anomaly: She doesn’t have an active medical license. She also touts the benefits of drinking raw ...

President Donald Trump's new nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is unlike most prior figures who have held the position. A "wellness influencer" who has notable links to the Make America ...

Dr. Bedard is a geriatrician, a palliative care doctor and a writer. The confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means was delayed on Thursday. Reports suggest Dr. Means is in labor. Dr. Casey Means, ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...