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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Dr. Nicole Saphier clears Senate committee hurdle for surgeon general

Dr. Nicole Saphier advanced out of a key Senate panel on a 12-11 vote, moving President Trump’s third surgeon general nominee closer to confirmation over Democratic vaccine objections. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted Wednesday to send the radiologist’s nomination to the full Senate, NBC News reported. Timothy Westlake, tapped as […] The post Dr. Nicole Saphier clears Senate committee hurdle for surgeon general appeared first on American Almanac .

Dr. Nicole Saphier advanced out of a key Senate panel on a 12-11 vote, moving President Trump’s third surgeon general nominee closer to confirmation over Democratic vaccine objections. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted Wednesday to send the radiologist’s nomination to the full Senate, NBC News reported . Timothy Westlake, tapped as assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at the Department of Health and Human Services, advanced on the same en bloc vote. Full Senate timing remains unclear. The nominees are expected to win approval. Saphier is President Donald Trump’s third pick for the post after earlier choices stalled. She is a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor who…Open

What was the status of Timothy Westlake's nomination during the same Senate committee vote?
Timothy Westlake, who was tapped as the assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at the Department of Health and Human Services, advanced on the same en bloc vote as Dr. Saphier.
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Who were the previous nominees for Surgeon General before Dr. Nicole Saphier was tapped by President Trump?
Dr. Saphier follows the withdrawals of Dr. Casey Means and Janette Nesheiwat; the article notes that Dr. Casey Means failed to gain enough Senate support.
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What was Dr. Nicole Saphier's testimony regarding the link between vaccines and autism, as well as the MMR and hepatitis B vaccines?
Dr. Saphier stated that she does not believe childhood vaccines cause autism, described the MMR shot as the country's strongest defense against measles, and stated that the universal birth dose of hepatitis B is safe and effective.
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What specific vaccine-related topics did Senators question Dr. Nicole Saphier about during her September 16 hearing in Washington?
During her confirmation hearing, Senators pressed her on childhood vaccines, autism claims, and the hepatitis B birth dose.
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What are Dr. Nicole Saphier's professional credentials and previous roles?
Dr. Nicole Saphier is a radiologist and a former Fox News Channel contributor who directs breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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What was the outcome of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions vote regarding Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for Surgeon General?
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for Surgeon General, advanced out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on a 12-11 vote. The committee voted on Wednesday to send her nomination to the full Senate.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Senate committee advances Dr. Nichole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general

Earlier this month, Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, appeared before the committee, where she was grilled on her positions concerning childhood vaccines.

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WASHINGTONPOST (Rachel Roubein) - Trump’s nominee to be nation’s top doctor clears key hurdle in Senate committee

Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.

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HUFFPOST - Judge Drops All Charges Against Dad Who Drove Family Off Cliff

All charges against Dharmesh Patel, a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast, have been dismissed following his completion of a mental health program.

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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump touts FOX talent, radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier as new Surgeon General nominee | Sunrise

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President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement would be Fox News contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier, marking his third nominee for the post. #Surgeongeneral #Trump #Nicolesaphier

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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means

State of the Union: Nicole Saphier will become the next nominee for Surgeon General. The post Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means appeared first on The American Conservative .

President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew Casey Means’s nomination for surgeon general. The announcement came after nearly 11 months of Senate inaction on the nomination, as Senate health committee members Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA),  Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) would not say whether they would vote for her.  On Truth Social, Trump blamed Cassidy for having “stood in the way,” of Means’s nomination, calling him a “very disloyal person.” In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump said that he would nominate Nicole Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and longtime Fox News medical contributor, to serve as the nation’s chief doctor. Secretary of Health and Human Services…Open

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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Here’s Why Trump Just Had to Replace His Surgeon General Nominee.

Dr. Nicole Saphier, a renowned radiologist and Fox News contributor, has been nominated by President Trump to replace Casey Means as the U.S. surgeon general after Senate delays stalled the prior nomination.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Nicole Saphier as U.S. surgeon general, replacing Casey Means, whose nomination has been stalled in the Senate. The president made the announcement on Truth Social, citing delays caused by Senator Bill Cassidy. Cassidy has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Big Pharma firms and executives in recent years. DETAIL: Dr. Saphier, the replacement pick, is a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Monmouth, as well as a Fox News contributor and podcast host. President Trump praised her for her expertise in cancer detection and treatment, as well as her ability to communicate complex health…Open

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NYTIMES (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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