The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on high alert about a potential connection between three brands of recalled applesauce packets and almost two dozen reports of high blood lead levels ...

The Trump administration says it will speed cleanups, but residents of the largest residential lead Superfund site worry ...

Following the devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Los Angeles County is offering free blood lead testing to residents who have been affected by the fires. The LA County Public Health Department ...

DETROIT – Michigan has made blood lead data for children in the state with elevated blood lead levels (3.5 µg/dL and higher) available online through MiTracking. Until now, the data had been available ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this ...

To prevent and address lead poisoning, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law Monday requiring blood testing for lead for all Michigan children at ages 12 and 24 months (Public Act 146 of ...

Researchers found that small declines in blood lead levels were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults. Participants who had the greatest reductions in ...

The Midland County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) offers appointments for capillary blood lead testing (finger poke) to identify lead exposure in children. As of April 30, the Michigan universal ...

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials have changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children — a move expected to more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in ...

Officials in Ecuador have named a ground cinnamon processor as the likely source of lead contamination in applesauce products linked with hundreds of illnesses among children in the US, the US Food ...