CDC chief propped up controversial anti-aging medicine in private practice

Before the newly-appointed CDC head Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald ran the public health department for the state of Georgia, she was a board-certified OB/GYN with a private practice. But according to a report from Forbes, she not only provided women’s healthcare in the 30 years she practiced medicine – she was also a fellow in “anti-aging medicine.” The controversial kinds of treatment endorsed by Fitzgerald were reportedly described as “snake-oil” by Dr. David Goldstein, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the New York University School of Medicine. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post CDC chief propped up controversial anti-aging medicine in private practice appeared first on MassDevice.
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