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  "id": 8008828,
  "title": "Trump's surgeon general pick faces questions on vaccines and vaping at Senate hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trumps-surgeon-general-pick-faces-questions-on-vaccines-and-vaping-at",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:44:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR Health",
    "slug": "npr-health",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5971469/trumps-surgeon-general-pick-faces-questions-on-vaccines-and-vaping-at-senate-hearing"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing for three top health officials, including Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third pick for surgeon general. Dr. Saphier was questioned about her stance on childhood vaccines, to which she voiced support for immunization.\n\nAccording to MedPage Today, Dr. Saphier was grilled about her views on vaccines at the hearing. The president and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. have made numerous false claims about vaccine efficacy and safety, Scientific American reported.\n\nThe hearing also covered other topics, including vaping. Dr. Saphier was one of three nominees being considered for top health positions, along with Chris Klomp for deputy secretary of HHS and Timothy Westlake, M.D., as assistant secretary for mental health and substance use.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dr-nicole-saphier-trumps-3rd-surgeon-general-pick-faces-senate",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:01:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Trump's pick for surgeon general faces Senate confirmation hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/watch-live-trumps-pick-for-surgeon-general-faces-senate-confirmation",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "WATCH LIVE: Dr. Nicole Saphier testifies in confirmation hearing for U.S. surgeon general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/watch-live-dr-nicole-saphier-testifies-in-confirmation-hearing-for-u",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:06:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Trump's Surgeon General Pick Grilled Over Vaccine Stance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/trumps-surgeon-general-pick-grilled-over-vaccine-stance",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:32:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}