C. Everett Koop (born 1916), one of America's most outspoken surgeons general, served two terms in the 1980s. Koop's appointment angered liberals. However, the conservative Christian doctor later alie...
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Charles Everett Koop (known as C. Everett Koop) was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 14, 1916. As a pun on his last name (Koop/coop), Koop was nicknamed Chick. Koop displayed an early interest i...
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President Bush's most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only...
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President Bush's most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only...
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President Bush's most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only...
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On a steamy Sunday in early August, at an hour known as church-time across certain swaths of the U.S., the famed heart surgeon and health guru, Dr. Mehmet Oz, strutted about a stage at the Javits C...
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President Bush's nominee for surgeon general insisted Thursday that he harbors no bias against homosexuals in spite of his 1991 writings viewed by some as anti-gay.Dr. James Holsinger faced tough q...
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President Bush's nominee for surgeon general insisted Thursday that he harbors no bias against homosexuals in spite of his 1991 writings viewed by some as anti-gay.Dr. James Holsinger faced tough q...
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President Bush's nominee to become the next surgeon general said Thursday he would resign rather than allow politics to push aside science.At his Senate confirmation hearing, Dr. James W. Holsinger...
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Today is Sunday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2007. There are 78 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 14, 1947, Air Force test pilot Charles E. ("Chuck") Yeager broke the sound b...
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As more and more health plans adopt pay-for-performance plans, physician reimbursement will become increasingly dependent on how well patients respond to treatment. This means you'll have to try ha...
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C. Everett Koop
Charles Everett Koop
Carmona says Bush officials muzzled him
