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Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is the lone prevention treatment for people susceptible to HIV infection, but it's notoriously expensive in the United States.

With about 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, and no outright cure on the horizon, is the United States anywhere close to eradicating the virus?

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and HHS Secretary Alex Azar, both Trump-appointed officials with drug company ties, issued a national warning Thursday about marijuana legalization and increasing potency.

HHS announced rule changes allowing health care workers to refuse to provide services for religious objections on Thursday.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen took issue with the use of the word "cages" to describe the detention facilities used for children.

"Thousands of children may have been separated during an influx that began in 2017, before the accounting required by the court, and HHS has faced challenges in identifying separated children," a new government report said.

Many said the move was intended to erase the recognition of transgender Americans.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement had 13,312 immigrant children in federal custody as of Wednesday.

The Department of Health and Human Services reportedly has as many as 10,852 undocumented children in its custody.

"This is a classic example of the adage 'No good deed goes unpunished,'" Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said.

The Health and Human Services' study noted a certain class of toxic chemicals found in water supplies near military bases was dangerous at one-sixth the level previously thought.

One of her posts seemingly promoted tearing down a statue of Barack Obama and accused the former president of trying to develop nuclear warheads.

Valerie Huber, acting deputy assistant secretary for population affairs at the Health and Human Services Department, previously headed a pro-abstinence organization.

President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services is withholding thousands of comments critiquing the administration's plans to reduce regulations for faith-based organizations.

Azar will be replacing Tom Price, the former HHS secretary who resigned amid a private plane scandal in September.

Trump's formal announcement will allow the Department of Health and Human Services to take sweeping actions.

"A core component of the HHS mission is our dedication to serve all Americans from conception to natural death," a draft plan reads.

The Department of Health and Human Services faces an almost 18 percent cut in the president's proposed spending plan.

Trump's head of the Department of Health and Human Services traded stocks of health-related companies while working on legislation affecting the firms, and a source says Bharara was overseeing an investigation.

More than 400 hires were culled from the ranks of lobbyists, campaign staffers and alt-right news sites.

In his new role, Price could easily change the course of American health and lifestyle.

Tom Price now leads a government department with a $1 trillion budget and a huge number of responsibilities. But one issue looms largest: What will happen with health care?

Representative Tom Price of Georgia faces a second Senate committee on his nomination for health secretary.

The controversial advice instructs Americans to eat a plant-based diet, limit sugar and avoid saturated fats such as those found in red meat.

The move was prompted by a petition from Senator Rand Paul.

Health workers are crucial in stopping the spread of Ebola in West Africa. And with almost 300 dead from the outbreak so far, managing their care has become a priority.