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  "description": "After a year of turmoil, the priority appears to be getting a nominee through – rather than driving radical reform.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T22:30:56.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Maryanne Demasi\n_Maryanne Demasi PhD is an investigative journalist who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, she was a TV presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)._\n\nPresident Donald Trump has nominated Dr Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC, following a year of instability at the agency.\n\nSchwartz brings strong credentials. A former deputy surgeon general, she has spent decades inside federal health agencies, including leadership roles during national emergencies.\n\nHer nomination now heads to the Senate for confirmation.\n\nEarly reactions have been divided.\n\nFormer US surgeon general Jerome Adams welcomed the choice, calling Schwartz “a battle-tested leader” with a long record of public service – a response that mirrors the broader establishment reaction.\n\nOthers were sharply critical.\n\nAttorney Aaron Siri, a close ally of Robert F Kennedy Jr, argued the agency doesn’t need “another cheerleader for industry,” warning that her leadership would “likely be a disaster.”\n\nThese responses reflect two very different views of what the CDC should be – and what this appointment signals.\n\nThe CDC has been on a merry-go-round of acting directors, abrupt exits, and internal disagreements spilling into public view. Stability has been in short supply.\n\nIn that environment, the priority shifts to getting someone through the Senate and into the role.\n\nThat constraint has already been tested.\n\nThis article was originally published by MD Reports.",
  "title": "Trump’s Pick for CDC Director Raises Eyebrows",
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