HHS Public Health Pick Could Accelerate Tobacco, Sunscreen Oversight
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
President Obama's latest Department of Health and Human Services appointment, Howard Koh as assistant secretary for health, helps position the administration for increased oversight of tobacco
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