# Influence vs. Evidence: Casey Means, Vaccine Skepticism & Tylenol

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Podcast: [The House of Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-house-of-pod-1025528)
Published: 2026-03-10T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What happens when presidential rhetoric becomes clinical reality? Dr. Kaveh Hoda sits down with ER physician Dr. Jeremy Faust and Survivor's Shaheen Dava to discuss Casey Means' controversial surgeon general nomination, the death of expertise in modern medicine, and Jeremy's new Lancet study showing how Trump's false autism claims immediately reduced Tylenol prescriptions for pregnant patients by 10-16%. The conversation explores why influence often beats evidence, the challenges of scientific communication, and whether maintaining dialogue with those spreading misinformation is worthwhile. Drop Your Bets Survivor Fantasy League: https://dropyourbets.com Shauhin's Communication Training: https://youlouder.org Questions: hopquestions@gmail.com ⭐ Rate & Review on iTunes - helps others discover the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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