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Dr. Nancy Snyderman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Nancy Snyderman

Well it's about time. Nine months after the inauguration of President Obama, we finally have our Surgeon General. And it couldn't have come soon enough.

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Reid To Push Dem Senators To Fight GOP Obstruction

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Harry Reid, Surgeon General, Obama Nominees, Politics News

When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor Thursday to blast Republicans for blocking President Obama's nominees for key agencies...

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The Surgeon General Is Confirmed!

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General, Obama's Surgeon General, Msnbc, Mitch McConnell, The Rachel Maddow Show, Mike Enzi, Hhs, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Medicare, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

Dr. Regina Benjamin has finally been confirmed for the post of Surgeon General. And the reasons for the delay have been varied, contradictory, and byzantine.

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Why Don't We Have a Surgeon General?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regina Benjamin, Mitch McConnell, Mike Enzi, Swine Flu Pandemic, Surgeon General, Humana, H1n1, Obama's Surgeon General, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

There is something terribly wrong when a political minority can hold up a nomination that has the potential to affect a nation's health.

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Comical View: Fat Is the New Black!

Erica Watson | Posted 10.06.2009 | Comedy

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Erica Watson

I chose comedy because everyone knows that sassy, fat black women are funny. Being the butt of the joke is what we do best, right?

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New Rule: You Can't Complain About Health Care Reform If You're Not Willing to Reform Your Own Health

Bill Maher | Posted 09.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Obesity Crisis, Teabaggers, Health Care Debate, Burger King, Health, Fast Food, Health Care Reform, Obesity, Health Care, Surgeon General, Comedy News
Bill Maher

Unlike most liberals, I'm glad all those teabaggers marched on Washington last week. Because judging from the photos, it's the first exercise they've gotten in years.

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Mind Your Own Fat

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Over-Eating, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Exercise, Nutrition, Oprah, Fat, Fox News, Genetics, Obama, Medication, Surgeon General, Obesity, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Let's talk about fat. Really talk about it. Oprah does. Why not the rest of America?

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Did Jenny Craig Stir the Pot About Dr. Regina Benjamin's Weight?

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Obama, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Dieting, Surgeon General, Jenny Craig, Regina Benjamin, Comedy News
Sybil Adelman Sage

It's my suspicion that the controversy about President Obama's nominee for Surgeon General may have been instigated by Jenny Craig with the hope of attracting Dr. Benjamin to become a spokesperson.

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Too Fat to Be a Surgeon General?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regina Benjamin, C Street House, Dr. Koop, Obama Surgeon General, American Medical Association, Obesity, Jocelyn Elders, Surgeon General, Obama Smoking, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance has taken up the cause of defending Surgeon General Nominee Benjamin. The discrimination against people of "weight" is real, and it is not something to joke about.

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Neil Cavuto: Is Obama's Surgeon General Too Fat For The Position? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

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***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** Via TPM comes this surreal Fox News segment in which host Neil Cavuto and guest Michael Karolchyk debate whether Presid...

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Obama Faces First National Security Failure as Sotomayor and Health Care Hang in the Balance

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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Kimberly Krautter

Last week's sustained cyber-attacks on some of our country's most sensitive government networks exposed how a country that lives by the technology can also perish by the technology.

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Regina Benjamin, New Surgeon General

bloomberg.com | Jonathan D. Salant and Kate Andersen | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

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Regina Benjamin, a specialist in rural health care who founded a clinic to serve the poor along Alabama's Gulf Coast, was named by President Barack Ob...

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Addressing America's Health Care Disparities

Clayola Brown | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Racial Health Disparity, Primary Care, Surgeon General, Health Care, Children's Defense Fund, Health Disparities, Politics News
Clayola Brown

Providing health care for all must recognize and address health disparities that exist among minority populations.

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Stop Big Food From Using the Playbook of Big Tobacco

Paula Crossfield | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Usda, Big Tobacco, Big Food, Food Inc., Fda, Lobbying, Health, Food Safety, Obesity, Health Care, Surgeon General, Campaign Finance Reform, Farm Subsidies, Green News
Paula Crossfield

While millions still die of smoking related illness every year, it's not too late to lift the veil from Big Food, and in doing so, save lives and public health for years to come.

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Code Blue: Office of the Surgeon General

Archelle Georgiou | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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Archelle Georgiou

With the nation poised to take on health reform, the incoming Surgeon General will have the added responsibility of educating and advocating for Americans on the redesign of the health care system.

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Surgeon General Job "Not The Right Fit" For Dean: Ally

The Plum Line | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Howard Dean, Health Care, Surgeon General, Obama's Surgeon General, Politics News

The news that Sanjay Gupta has decided not to go for the gig of surgeon general has already fired up supporters of Howard Dean, who are now touting...

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Sanjay Gupta Out Of Running For Surgeon General

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: Sanjay Gupta has removed himself from the running for Surgeon General. CNN reports: CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta has withdrawn his name fr...

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CNN's Gupta: Not What the Doctor Ordered

James Floyd, M.D. | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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James Floyd, M.D.

Gupta downplays safety risks in treatments, and was criticized for his reporting on Vioxx, a pain medication that was withdrawn from the market in 2004 because it causes heart attacks.

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From High School Dropout To Medical School Valedictorian

Dr. Richard Carmona | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

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Dr. Richard Carmona

Lucy Mercedes Martinez, my mother was probably my first mentor. She really tried to take care of me in spite of myself, and in spite of her own strug...

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Rep. John Conyers: Is There Another Doctor in the House?

Disgrasian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Disgrasian

After a thorough review of Dr. Gupta's qualifications (young, handsome, full head of hair, blinding white teeth, Asian) the other day, we feel pretty good about Obama's choice.

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Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor (Healthcare Newsladder)

The Media Consortium | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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The Media Consortium

The surgeon general has an informal role as the country's leading medical and lifestyle educator, and it's that role the Gupta is uniquely positioned to fill.

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CNN Confirms: Gupta Approached About Surgeon General Post

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of s...

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Who's Afraid of Dr. Sanjay Gupta?

Sandip Roy | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Sandip Roy

It's exciting to see someone who comes from your stock make it big. But another neurosurgeon-makes-good story is going to make the rest of us look even more like underachievers.

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Sanjay Gupta, Surgeon General?

AP/The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable news ...

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