Donald Trump doubled the number of unconventional nominees to overhaul America’s health care system in his second term by appointing retired heart surgeon and TV personality Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Oz, who promoted the benefits of hydroxychloroquine for treating Covid-19 despite a lack of medical research into its efficacy, will work with vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. at the Department of Health and Human Services, if confirmed by Republicans. -controlled Senate.

Trump’s announcement highlighted Oz’s “nine daytime Emmy Awards hosting The Dr Oz Show where he taught millions of Americans how to make healthier lifestyle choices and provided a powerful voice for key pillars of the Maha (Make America Healthy Again) movement.

Trump highlighted Oz’s “nine daytime Emmy Awards as host of The Dr. Oz Show”

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Oz, 64, was pushed