A new generation of physicians-turned-politicians are running for office in the hope of combatting anti-science policies under Donald Trump. xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoSan Francisco, California – Three words stretch across the front page of Richard Pan’s campaign website: “Public Health Hero”. The California paediatrician is part of a wave of public health professionals angling for a seat in the United States Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.