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President Donald Trump says he’s nominating Fox News Channel contributor Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. In a social media post Thursday, the Republican president said Saphier is “a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment.” Senators of both major political parties grilled Means on her vaccine stance and other health topics during a tense confirmation hearing, deepening doubts about her ability to secure the votes she needs for the role. Earlier...

Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer Wait. Why did a pregnant woman get appointed as US Surgeon General? Are we serious about these nominations? Women take maternity leave. So we have a US Surgeon General who will soon be on maternity leave? Can she even do her job? 8:32 AM · May 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that Means has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” – referring to the “ Make America Healthy Again ” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and well-being of Americans.“Her academic achievements, together with her life’s work, are absolutely outstanding,” Trump said. “Dr. Casey Means...

We are getting destroyed and it's very recent and it's accelerating. The stats speak for themselves. You know this very well. 74% of Americans are overweight or obese. 50% now of American adults have type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. These were diseases where there was 1% of Americans in 1950 had type 2 diabetes. Now it's 50% of Americans have pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Alzheimer's dementia are going through the roof. Young adult. Dementias have increased like three times since 2012. So early on that dementia is we're seeing, you know, this one in two Americans are expected to...