Tag : Presidential Transition (US)

Health

Who Is Casey Means, Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General?

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President Trump said on Wednesday that he would nominate Casey Means, a Stanford-educated doctor turned critic of corporate influence on medicine and health, as surgeon...
Technology

The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It

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Soon after the new administration arrived, things began to go missing from the White House website. They weren’t just the partisan policy platforms that typically...
Health

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

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In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that would significantly...
Health

Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators planning to question how he...
Health

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

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At a confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary on Thursday, senators focused heavily on the safety of the abortion pill, with Republican lawmakers urging him...
Health

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance...
Health

FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.

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In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors...
Health

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

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Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a high-priced...