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When asked, she said birth control should be accessible, but women should know the risks.

The medical establishment has largely opposed her nomination.

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Casey Means is a wellness influencer, author, and entrepreneur.

She graduated medical school but never finished her training to be a surgeon.

Much of her messaging around diet and lifestyle aligns with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

's agenda, and she was pressed throughout the hearing about her views on vaccines.

Means said she believes in vaccines but stopped short of saying she'd encourage mothers to vaccinate their kids for flu or measles.

Means has questioned the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule in public appearances and the use of oral birth control.

When asked, she said birth control should be accessible, but women should know the risks.

The medical establishment has largely opposed her nomination.

Will Stone, NPR News.

Casey Means gained popularity after publishing a book on diet and metabolic health.

She graduated from Stanford Medical School, but never completed her medical training to become a head and neck surgeon.

She went on to start a company that promotes devices to monitor your blood sugar and has ties to the supplement industry.

Her confirmation hearing was supposed to take place back in October, but it was canceled at the last minute because Means was pregnant and went into labor.

Critics of her nomination point to her lack of clinical and leadership experience and raise concerns about some of her views, including on the childhood vaccine schedule.

Will Stone, NPR News.

In a post on Instagram, Vonn called it the most extreme and painful and challenging injury she's ever faced in her life, times 100.

That's partly because Vaughn developed what's called compartment syndrome, when pressure builds up in the muscles.