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On Friday, CNN and AL(dot)com broke the news that Mountain Brook native, Admiral Brian Christine, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a pro-life, urologist who was highly critical of the national response to COVID.
Trust in the U.S. government took a nosedive during the COVID-19 pandemic, and perhaps no agency was harder hit than the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of HHS, said, "When President Trump and I asked Brian Christine to serve, we weren't just checking a box. We were both convinced that we had found the leader who would be most able to revive and strengthen the uniform service."
Just six weeks after his Senate confirmation, Mountain Brook urologist turned Assistant Secretary for Health Brian Christine, MD,'s office published 'Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices,' a peer-reviewed study examining the well-documented and studied medical risks associated with attempts to change children's biological sex.
The U.S. Senate approved 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees, including two from Alabama on Tuesday.
Mountain Brook urologist Dr. Brian Christine’s nomination to be Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was moved out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) last week, paving the way for his full confirmation by the Senate.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced Mountain Brook urologist Dr. Brian Christine to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) ahead of their vote on his pending nomination. Trump nominated Christine to be assistant secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Dr. Brian Christine, a Mountain Brook resident and world-renowned urologist, has been nominated by President Donald Trump for assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
In 2022, former Navy seal and law enforcement officer Jared Hudson narrowly lost to the incumbent Democrat Mark Pettway in the election for Jefferson County Sheriff. Now, Hudson is encouraging conservatives to get out and vote in a special election later this month that will determine which party holds the majority in the Jefferson County Commission.
Last month, Birmingham-area urologist Brian Christine declared his candidacy in the special election for an open seat on the Jefferson County Commission. However, Christine has now resigned from the race and endorsed another Republican for the position.
Late last week, Jefferson County Commissioner Steve Ammons announced he will be stepping down to become CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance. One Birmingham-area surgeon announced on Monday morning he will be in the running to take his place.