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The Senate hearing for US President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, Dr Casey Means, has been postponed after she went into labour with her first child, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

According to CNN, Means would have been the first nominee to ever appear virtually before the HELP committee, owing to her pregnancy. The hearing was scheduled two days after her due date.

The next date of the hearing has not yet been announced.

Unlike previous surgeon generals, the 38-year-old Stanford-trained doctor and wellness entrepreneur does not have an active medical license.

According to CNN, Means has always suggested that psychedelics such as psilocybin can be beneficial for mental health, decried broad pesticide use and warned against long-term use of hormona

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