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aristarchus [soylentnews.org] writes:

The level of medical science in America continues to decline, after this Donald the not-a-doctor, recommends the not really a Doctor, Oz, from Salon [salon.com]. So sad. Such a loser, medically speaking.

President Donald Trump has allegedly urged top health officials to call the controversial TV pundit Dr. Mehmet Oz after watching the frequent Fox News guest discuss the coronavirus pandemic on the right-leaning network.

Oz, who has been repeatedly called out by other doctors as a "quack" for pushing discredited "miracle" health products, has frequently espoused the virtues of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment on Fox's airwaves.

Trump has also promoted the unproven drug treatment for the new coronavirus at his news briefings despite top health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissing claims that the drug is effective in coronavirus cases as "anecdotal." Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro got into a heated altercation with Fauci at a recent White House coronavirus task force meeting over that description, according to Axios.

Are we sure that Oz does not just have a doctorate in Econ, like equally incompetent Peter Navarro? Or not-a-Judge "I'm not drunk right now" Jeanine Pirro? Or what ever Junker Carl's Jr, was supposed to be? OK, ex-spirts, all , having spirted. But more.

As Fauci has pushed back on Trump's claims, the president has "specifically made a point of telling aides that he was interested in what Oz had to say and that he wished to speak" to him, The Daily Beast reported. Trump previously named the doctor to his council on sport, fitness and nutrition.

Oz has appeared on Fox networks 21 times since March 24, frequently promoting the unproven drug, according to the report. Most of these interviews have come on heavily pro-Trump shows like "Fox & Friends" and with such as Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs. Meanwhile, he has not appeared on NBC News in more than a month despite being a member of the "coronavirus crisis team" on the "Today" show.

Scam. Fox News Scam. Sulla scam. And TMB sorta trolling scam. But scam nonetheless.

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