1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KhhOlqvcsz"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-hhs-secretary-calling-for-an-independent-investigation-of-nih-officials-who-sought-alcohol-industry-funding-for-alcohol-health-study/">Letter to HHS Secretary Calling for an Independent Investigation of NIH Officials Who Sought Alcohol Industry Funding for Alcohol Health Study</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-hhs-secretary-calling-for-an-independent-investigation-of-nih-officials-who-sought-alcohol-industry-funding-for-alcohol-health-study/embed/#?secret=KhhOlqvcsz" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter to HHS Secretary Calling for an Independent Investigation of NIH Officials Who Sought Alcohol Industry Funding for Alcohol Health Study” — Public Citizen" data-secret="KhhOlqvcsz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Public Citizen and 13 other groups sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary urging him to request that the HHS Inspector General launch an investigation into the conduct of National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials who allegedly were involved in soliciting donations from alcoholic beverage companies to fund a major study that is intended to assess the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628