Physicians Urge Columbia To Fire Dr. Oz For Promoting 'Quack Treatments'

All Things Considered | Apr 17, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Specter, staff writer at The New Yorker about some physicians' calls for Columbia University to sever ties with TV's Dr. Oz over what they call his "disdain for science" and promotion of questionable treatments.

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