Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means is set to appear before the Senate health committee as she seeks approval to be U.S. surgeon general. Wednesday's confirmation hearing was rescheduled from last October, when Means went into labor the day she was set to appear. The hearing gives Means a chance to share her vision for ending chronic disease through dietary and lifestyle changes, a message aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement. Means will likely face tough questions about her qualifications and potential conflicts. The Stanford-educated physician left her Oregon surgical residency program and has promoted many products, sometimes without disclosing how she could benefit.
