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Public health
fromIntelligencer
21 hours ago

The Myth of the Root Cause

Trump's surgeon-general nominee Dr. Casey Means promotes a 'root cause' approach to medicine attributing chronic disease to individual lifestyle choices, but lacks active medical licensure and board certification.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

RFK Jr. ally Casey Means faces Senate for surgeon general confirmation hearing

Though Means holds a medical degree from Stanford Medical School, she dropped out of her medical residency and holds no active medical license. Instead, she has pursued a career as a wellness influencer, embracing "functional" medicine, an ill-defined form of alternative medicine.
US politics
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