The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

While U.S. surgeons general are not required to have active medical licenses, Casey Means' nomination has ignited a debate online.

In this Feb. 16, 2005, file photo U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Health ...

The president gave HHS Secretary RFK Jr. credit for Dr. Casey Means' nomination as surgeon general when a reporter ... Despite touting Means’ qualifications on Truth Social, Trump told reporters ...

You enter every room knowing you’ll have to be twice as good to earn half the credit. That your competence will be questioned ...

The White House is expected to release a report about potential contributing factors of childhood diseases. It’s leading to renewed questions about the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda championed ...

On Wednesday, Donald Trump nominated Casey Means, a holistic doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next U.S. surgeon general. If confirmed, Means will be the first surgeon general who openly ...

But others questioned her qualifications for such a high-profile public health role. Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams noted, shortly after Means was nominated, that the surgeon general ...

President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of ...