WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices to lead two of the country’s top public health agencies late Friday, as well as his pick for surgeon general. His biography says he “has published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has served on several editorial boards.”“Dr. Makary served in leadership at the World Health Organization Patient Safety Program and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine,” according to his biography. “Dave has successfully worked with the CDC to enact a ban on patents for human embryos,” Trump said in a statement. Nesheiwat is the medical director at CityMD, which is a network of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 24, 2024 01:45 UTC