Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.

New research is revealing that dozens of common toothpaste brands are contaminated with toxic metals. Lead Safe Mama (LSM), ...

The 12206 ZIP code, which encompasses West Hill, Beverwyck and Upper Washington Avenue, has one of the highest concentration ...

In the Fall of 2024, some households were notified that there either may be, or are, lead water pipes supplying water to their homes. The notification is appreciated. The problem is supposed to be ...

Most of Milwaukee's schools were built before 1978, local health officials said in their initial request to the CDC for help, ...

The city's request, sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was denied "due to the complete loss of (CDC's) ...

One of the latest casualties has been the CDC’s lead poisoning response team at the National Center for Environmental Health, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rejected a request from health officials in Milwaukee for help with a lead poisoning investigation, after Health and Human Services Secretary ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering free testing to help people check lead levels in their blood.

Up to half a million children in the United States suffer from dangerous levels of lead contamination, according to the CDC.

The Milwaukee Health Department asked for help with the lead poisoning investigation unfolding at Milwaukee Public Schools City officials made the request for help, called Epi-Aid, to the Centers ...

MIRZAPUR - Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old, but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger.Akter is one of 35 million ...