Surgeon General

Le président des États-Unis a déclaré qu'il nommait à la place la radiologue et contributrice de Fox News, la Dre Nicole Saphier, à ce poste Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes par newsletter dans votre boîte de réception Donald Trump a retiré jeudi sa candidate au poste de chirurgien général des États-Unis, Casey Means, et l'a remplacée. Le président américain a déclaré que Means continuera à se battre pour le mouvement dit Make America Healthy Again (Maha) mené par le secrétaire à la Santé Robert F Kennedy Jr. Il a précisé que cela intervenait malgré l'opposition de Bill Cassidy, le sénateur républicain de Louisiane, à la nomination de Means. Lire la suite...

Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast GuardDonald Trump announced Thursday that he has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled public health agency.Trump revealed his choice on Truth Social, saying: “I am pleased to announce the new leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my Director of the CDC,” he wrote. “She is a STAR!” Continue reading...

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limboSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration’s “Make America healthy again” (Maha) agenda appears to be stalled as two of the government’s most influential public health positions sit empty.The president has yet to nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving a leaderless agency that has been plagued by turmoil for the past year. At the same time, Trump’s controversial pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, remains in limbo as her nomination stalls in the Senate. Continue reading...