A once-respected surgeon found fame and fortune as medicine’s biggest iconoclast. Now he’s on the cusp of power to help shape American public health.

In 1996, Dr. Oz helped transplant a heart for the brother of Joe Torre, then manager of the New York Yankees. It was “his ...

One of the world's most famous doctors and TV personalities could soon run the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Cutting waste, making government more efficient, is something that leaders in both parties have worked on, from Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican, to Democrat Claire McCaskill. We haven’t seen as ...

Sen. Claire McCaskill chastised him for the so-called “Oz effect,” referring to his popularity and ability to convince people to trust his advice and purchase whatever products he recommended ...

Sen. Claire McCaskill chastised him for the so-called “Oz effect,” referring to his popularity and ability to convince people to trust his advice and purchase whatever products he recommended ...