Rasmussen Retorts Episode 4: Casey Means as US Surgeon General
Who needs vaccines when all your mitochondria need are more tacos?
It was an eventful hearing for Casey Means on February 25th! On February 26th, I joined Vincent Racaniello live at The Incubator, Microbe.TV headquarters, to break it all down.
From Aaron Parnas:
According to CNN, FDA drug chief Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg is facing internal criticism and potential conflict-of-interest concerns for pushing to hire a researcher friend, Dr. Adam Urato, while accelerating review of his petition to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, a proposal many experts say relies on weak evidence and could discourage necessary treatment for depression during pregnancy.
She's hilariously unqualified. I was curious about her claims to be faculty at Stanford... turns out she was a guest lecturer in a "wellness" course in 2020 and taught a 1-credit, 100-level online course on "food, design & technology" the same year. I guess that's not *nothing*, but it's a bit of a stretch to call herself "faculty" in 2026!