Surgeon

O presidente dos EUA afirmou que, em seu lugar, está indicando a radiologista e colaboradora da Fox News, Dra. Nicole Saphier, para o cargo. Inscreva-se no e-mail do Breaking News US para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada. Donald Trump retirou na quinta-feira sua indicada para o cargo de cirurgiã-geral dos EUA, Casey Means, e a substituiu. O presidente dos EUA disse que Means continuará a lutar pelo chamado movimento Make America Healthy Again (Maha), liderado pelo secretário de saúde Robert F Kennedy Jr. Ele afirmou que isso ocorreu apesar da oposição de Bill Cassidy, o senador republicano dos EUA pela Louisiana, à nomeação de Means. Continue lendo...

Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast GuardDonald Trump announced Thursday that he has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled public health agency.Trump revealed his choice on Truth Social, saying: “I am pleased to announce the new leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my Director of the CDC,” he wrote. “She is a STAR!” Continue reading...

Grand jury brings manslaughter charge over fatal 2024 operation as patient dies on tableA surgeon in Florida has been indicted for manslaughter after he wrongly removed a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 procedure.Thomas Shaknovsky, 44, was indicted by a grand jury in Tallahassee on Monday after prosecutors said he botched the surgery of 70-year-old William Bryan, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Continue reading...