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There is no federal team in Milwaukee responding to lead crisis, city health department says, contrary to RFK Jr. claim
The Milwaukee Health Department said there is no team from HHS or the CDC in Milwaukee responding to the lead contamination ...
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'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in ...
Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the federal government has “a team in Milwaukee” helping the city address a lead crisis in its ...
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Lead in New York’s drinking water: What to know and how to protect your household
Lead is a heavy metal that was widely used in paint, gasoline, plumbing, and construction until the 1970s. While we’ve ...
Drug-death decline ‘an encouraging trend’; drop mirrors trend across North America
The province has seen a 25 per cent decrease in the rate of drug-poisoning deaths in 2025 compared with the prior year, and a ...
Healthy SA: The dangers of excessive alcohol drinking
Long-term alcohol use can lead to serious health problems such as cancer, heart disease, liver disease, mental health conditions like depression or anxiety, and memory problems including dementia. But ...
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GUIDE: How Michigan’s new universal lead testing law affects your child
Michigan's new law requires all children to undergo blood lead testing at key points in early childhood, aiming to identify ...