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(DIR) Post #AurAiOOUlzO1a03jqC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:40:08Z
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#Trump's #SurgeonGeneral pick criticizes others' conflicts but #profits from *wellness* product salesTrump’s pick to be the next US Surgeon General has repeatedly said the nation’s #medical, #health & #food systems are corrupted by #SpecialInterests & people out to make a #profit at the expense of Americans’ health.#hypocrisy #law #USpol https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-trump-casey-means-affiliate-conflicts-8d8cb29defa07028dbd97fc24a72c474
(DIR) Post #AurArDJRLLMPoitvP6 by Flux@wandering.shop
2025-06-06T14:41:37Z
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@Nonilex I hear no lies. They are supporters of universal single payer health care, right? Right? Oh.
(DIR) Post #AurB2mmdnrkP0v4rxo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:43:49Z
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Yet as Dr. #CaseyMeans has criticized #scientists, #MedicalSchools & #regulators for taking money from the food & #pharmaceutical industries, she has promoted dozens of #health & wellness products—including specialty basil seed supplements, a blood testing service & a prepared meal delivery service—in ways that put money in her pocket.#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #corruption #hypocrisy #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurB80BzNQwc34QAoi by bookish@historians.social
2025-06-06T14:44:44Z
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@Nonilex Basilgate!
(DIR) Post #AurBHmXD0jzcaN0g1g by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:46:32Z
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A review by AP found #CaseyMeans, who has carved out a niche in the wellness industry, set up deals with an array of businesses.In her newsletter, on her socials, on her website, in her book & during podcast appearances, the entrepreneur & #influencer has at times failed to #disclose that she could #profit or benefit in other ways from sales of products she recommends. In some cases, she promoted companies in which she was an investor or adviser without consistently disclosing the connection.…
(DIR) Post #AurBU8MNgsTXkbpqUq by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:48:47Z
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#CaseyMeans, 37, has said she recommends products that she has personally vetted & uses herself. She is far from the only online creator who doesn’t always follow federal #transparency rules that require #influencers to #disclose when they have a “material connection” to a product they promote.#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #corruption #hypocrisy #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurBeIQ395kFqQOfgG by CindyWeinstein@zirk.us
2025-06-06T14:50:34Z
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@Nonilex Have you seen "Apple Cider Vinegar" on Netflix? The fictional lead in that show is now the nominee, god help us, for surgeon general. In fiction, things don't end well. They won't in reality either.
(DIR) Post #AurBiE7j3g4HgFhTzk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:51:20Z
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Still, #legal & #ethics experts said those #business entanglements raise concerns about conflicting interests for a #SurgeonGeneral, a role responsible for giving Americans the best scientific information on how to improve their #health.“I fear that she will be cultivating her next employers & her next sponsors or business partners while in office,” said Jeff Hauser, exec dir of Revolving Door Project, a progressive ethics watchdog monitoring #ExecutiveBranch appointees.#law #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurBvIviV3LOLrJqN6 by codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org
2025-06-06T14:53:38Z
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@Nonilex who isn't a grifter in his cabinet
(DIR) Post #AurC1MJmocPqb6SrS4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:54:46Z
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The nomination, which comes amid a whirlwind of #Trump admin actions to dismantle the government’s #PublicIntegrity [legal depts charged w/combating #political #corruption] guardrails, also has raised questions about whether Levels, a company #CaseyMeans co-founded that sells subscriptions for devices that continuously monitor users’ glucose levels, could #profit from the admin’s health guidance & policy.#SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #hypocrisy #law #science #medicine #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurCGXZFGyuJpXvzgu by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T14:57:32Z
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Though scientists debate whether continuous glucose monitors are beneficial for people WITHOUT diabetes, US *#Health* Secy #RFKJr has promoted their use as a precursor to making certain weight-loss drugs available to patients.The aspiring #Trump #SurgeonGeneral has built her own brand in part by criticizing #doctors, #scientists & government officials for being “bought off” or “corrupt” because of ties to industry.#ConflictOfInterests #corruption #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurCYG5T0F5spRSEM4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-06T15:00:42Z
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#CaseyMeans’ use of affiliate marketing & other methods of making money from her recommendations for supplements, medical tests & other health & dietary products raise questions about the extent to which she is influenced by a different set of #SpecialInterests: those of the #WellnessIndustry.Means earned her MD from Stanford, but she dropped out of her residency program in Oregon in 2018, & her #license to practice is inactive.#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #law #science #medicine #PublicHealth
(DIR) Post #AurWDouYKbHjpqsgYi by alex_p_roe@mastodon.world
2025-06-06T18:41:05Z
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@Nonilex Hypocrisy is expected from Republicans 😉 You cannot be a Republican unless you are a hypocrite.
(DIR) Post #AurWejs7Aw1e1bZnyS by karlauerbach@sfba.social
2025-06-06T18:45:58Z
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@Nonilex I had not noticed before how much Casey Means looks like Elizabeth Holmes (of the Theranos scam.)