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Around half of those employees are in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.

The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.

The studies are cited in a document sent to lawmakers.

The HHS secretary announced his plans in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday afternoon.

The State Department would not provide data to support the secretary's repeated claim that 85 percent of the US global AIDS program is operational.