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US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated TV personality and celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a statement posted on social media, Trump said Oz “will be a leader in incentivizing disease prevention.
” “He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend , and a quarter of our entire National Budget,” he said. Howard Lutnick announced as commerce secretary in Donald Trump's top team Trump picks another Fox host to fill a top role in his Cabinet Trump said Oz would work alongside anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
, who the President-elect last week nominated as health secretary. He said Oz and Kennedy would “take on the illness industrial complex.” “America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr.
Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” he said. “He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.” Oz, 64, was known globally as the host of long-running daytime TV show “The Dr.
Oz Show.” He unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican in 2022. He has been a vocal supporter of Trump.
Oz began his TV career after appearing as a health expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for five seasons. Pete Hegseth labels hater accusations over tattoos as 'Anti-Christian bigotry..
. Eric Adams says he 'nearly went blind' as he throws 'support' behind RFK Jr. RFK Jr's biggest controversies - from tap water and brain worms to Covid vaccine Americans need better research on healthy lifestyle choices from unbiased scientists, and @RobertKennedyJr can help as HHS secretary.
https://t.co/LeQBJEbiV3 — Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) November 15, 2024 His popular TV show debuted in 2009 and ran for 13 seasons.
On the show, Oz discussed health issues and provided advice to viewers. In a social media post last week, Oz praised Trump for nominating RFK Jr. as health secretary.
“Americans need better research on healthy lifestyle choices from unbiased scientists, and @RobertKennedyJr can help as HHS secretary,” he wrote. During the Covid pandemic, Oz promoted anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment. The drug can cause heart rhythm issues, liver inflammation, and kidney failure.
It was also found to be ineffective in treating the coronavirus. Oz’s financial disclosure showed he held at least $630,000 of stock in two companies that offered the product, CNBC reported..
