Casey Means: Takeaways from surgeon general nominee’s Senate confirmation hearing

Dr. Casey Means, the president’s nominee for surgeon general, believes the US is a “nation with a broken heart” reckoning with unprecedented amounts of chronic illness and mental illness. But during a lengthy confirmation hearing on Wednesday, she said vaccine policy would not be her priority. At one point, she sparred with a senator over … Read more

Who is Casey Means? Trump’s surgeon pick general appears at Senate confirmation hearing, here’s what she said

Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general has faced senators at her confirmation hearing where she outlined her concerns about chronic illness in the United States and highlighted her experience as a wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur. Means had originally been scheduled to testify in October but the hearing was postponed after … Read more

Top plastic surgeon fuels ‘Penisgate,’ says he injected ski jumper last month

Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 6:10 a.m. ET MILAN — A plastic surgeon renowned for penis-enlarging procedures, including the injection of hyaluronic acid, says he provided the service last month to a ski jumper. The assertion comes with the ski jumping competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics under an unusual spotlight. Reports from a German media … Read more