nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.

Dr. Scott Atlas is President Trump's new coronavirus adviser. His ideas are sometimes at odds with public health professionals.



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President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous

Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.