The surgeon general’s main role is as the nation’s family doctor, using a bully pulpit to dispense advice on smoking, loneliness, gun violence, alcohol and other health matters.

The surgeon general is known as the nation’s doctor and is tasked with providing health advice, as well as overseeing the U.S. Public Health Service with 6,000 uniformed public health professionals.

President Trump’s second choice to serve as surgeon general has pitted some members of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement against allies of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.

The White House has a new pick for surgeon general after pulling its first choice amid questions over her professional credentials and prior support for COVID-19 vaccination. | Casey Means, M.D ...

President Donald Trump's new pick for surgeon general — wellness influencer Casey Means — is already the target of MAGA vitriol, underscoring a split inside the president's base over the ...

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and an election denier, who pleaded guilty to lying ...

President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill, garnering support ahead of her upcoming confirmation hearing, with ...

Many MAHA supporters are happy that Mr. Trump sidelined his first choice for surgeon general, Janette Nesheiwat, because she made statements during the Covid pandemic in favor of masking and ...

The surgeon general, considered the nation’s doctor, oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members and can issue advisories that warn of public health threats.

WASHINGTON—President Trump said he would nominate Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general. Means has become more prominent with the rise of ...