Democrats are betting on doctors and nurses to counter MAHA in the midterms
Dozens of medical professionals are running for Congress and top state offices this midterm season, a direct Democrat-led counteraction to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda's outsized influence on national health policy. There are seven physicians running for congressional office in this election, including Democrats Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, Annie Andrews of South Carolina, Amish Shah in Arizona and Richard Pan in California. There are even more nurses — 14 non-incumbent candidates — running for Congress, according to Nurse.org's Nurses on the Ballot research series. Among…
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