{"id":24067,"date":"2025-05-07T22:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dr-casey-means-trumps-new-surgeon-general-nominee-is-rfk-jr-ally-and-maha-advocate\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T22:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:13:57","slug":"dr-casey-means-trumps-new-surgeon-general-nominee-is-rfk-jr-ally-and-maha-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dr-casey-means-trumps-new-surgeon-general-nominee-is-rfk-jr-ally-and-maha-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Casey Means, Trump&#8217;s new surgeon general nominee, is RFK Jr. ally and MAHA advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump will nominate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. surgeon general, he announced Wednesday \u2014 shortly after the White House <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general-nomination-withdrawn-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">withdrew<\/a><\/span> the president&#8217;s earlier pick of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-dr-janette-nesheiwat-credentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Dr. Janette Nesheiwat<\/a><\/span> for the key public health post.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114468502752133916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> post that Means &#8220;has impeccable &#8216;MAHA&#8217; credentials&#8221; \u2014 referring to the acronym for &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-robert-f-kennedy-make-america-healthy-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Make America Healthy Again<\/a><\/span>,&#8221; a slogan used by Health and Human Services Secretary <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rfk-jr-interview-takeaways-measles-food-dyes-weight-loss-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her academic achievements, together with her life&#8217;s work, are absolutely outstanding,&#8221; Mr. Trump wrote. &#8220;Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of the finest Surgeon Generals in United States History.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Means&#8217; website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caseymeans.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">says she graduated<\/a> from Stanford Medical School. She trained as a surgeon but dropped it to focus on functional medicine and co-founded Levels, a health app that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/08\/well\/diet-glucose-monitor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">connect to glucose monitors<\/a>. She has built a large following as a health and wellness influencer.<\/p>\n<p>Casey Means was close to Kennedy during the campaign, along with her brother, Calley Means, who played a key role in orchestrating <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rfk-jr-ends-presidential-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement<\/a><\/span> of Mr. Trump, according to multiple Kennedy allies who played a role in the transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two siblings authored the bestseller &#8220;Good Energy&#8221; after their mother died of pancreatic cancer, arguing that &#8220;metabolism is at the root of disease and the incentives that lead our current system to ignore it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Calley Means now serves as a special government employee, advising Kennedy. Casey Means was initially favored as a contender for the surgeon general pick, some of Kennedy&#8217;s allies said, but was initially passed over for Nesheiwat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of Kennedy&#8217;s allies said they believed Nesheiwat&#8217;s appearances on Fox News and her ties to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-mike-waltz-alex-wong\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mike Waltz<\/a><\/span> \u2014 the former national security adviser, who is married to Nesheiwat&#8217;s sister Julia \u2014 played a role in that pick.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. surgeon general oversees 6,000 members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, and plays a key role in setting the national agenda on public health. The nominee must be confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/alexander-tin\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alexander  Tin<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. 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