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Reid Blasts Republicans Over Surgeon General Vote Delay, Other Holds and Filibusters

by David Weigel, New Journalist Project

October 30, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

Republicans are holding up a vote to confirm Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin because, basically, of arguments over health care reform.

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Weighing in on the Surgeon General’s Weight

by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

July 28, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

We are so focused on weight as an indicator of health that we ignore the fact that thinness is not equivalent to being physically fit nor is a higher-than-average weight necessarily an indicator of being "unhealthy."

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Surgeon General Nominee Benjamin "Supports President's Position" on Choice

by Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

July 15, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Press reports confirm that Dr. Regina Benjamin, Obama's choice for surgeon general shares the "President's views" on choice.

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Roundup: New York Legislature to Reform Sex Ed, Abortion Laws; Religious Right Attacks Daschle

by Emily Douglas

January 13, 2009 - 11:30am (Print)

Religious right opposes Daschle's nomination as HHS Secretary; New York legislators to push sex ed, abortion law reform; would Gupta be an independent voice?; smart spending on family planning.

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But Can He Talk About Sex?

by Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

January 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Where does future Surgeon General Dr. Sanjay Gupta stand on reproductive health? He has spoken out for emergency contraception, but reproductive health issues haven't gotten a starring role on "House Call."

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Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor

by Lindsay E. Beyerstein, The Media Consortium

January 8, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

As surgeon general, Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be an effective public advocate for public health goals, but will he be a good administrator and an effective leader of America's public health professionals?

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Roundup: Teen Birth Rate Increases in 26 States; Focus on the Family Opposes Daschle Confirmation

by Emily Douglas

January 7, 2009 - 11:08am (Print)

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Obama's pick for surgeon general; teen birth rate increases in 26 states; Focus on the Family opposes Daschle confirmation; maternity leave healthier for mothers, babies; University of Wisconsin clinic plans to offer second-trimester abortions; Rick Warren's Uganda connections.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tapped for Surgeon General

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 6, 2009 - 6:07pm (Print)

Obama taps Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, author and speaker as Surgeon General. Gupta, who is said to have signaled he will accept the job, opposed the recently published HHS regulations.

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