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The politicization of Florida's surgeon general

Florida’s state senate recently confirmed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointee for surgeon general. But some are worried about how politicized the job has become.

Veronica Zaragovia of WLRN reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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