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Health Adviser Exits White House Amid Controversy

10/31/2025

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Calley Means, adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left the White House about a month after his term as a special government employee ended.
He coordinated a presidential commission on children's health, drawing Democratic criticism over potential gains from changes tied to Make America Healthy Again.
Dr. Casey Means, nominated for surgeon general, was scheduled for a Senate hearing but went into labor, postponing the event.

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Calley Means, adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left the White House about a month after his term as a special government employee ended.
He coordinated a presidential commission on children's health, drawing Democratic criticism over potential gains from changes tied to Make America Healthy Again.
Dr. Casey Means, nominated for surgeon general, was scheduled for a Senate hearing but went into labor, postponing the event.