The Food and Drug Administration has begun screening incoming shipments of cinnamon from multiple countries, the agency announced this week, as reported illnesses have climbed to 34 in the ...

Children's Wisconsin doctors say since 2020, they've seen a 23% drop in kids getting tested for lead poisoning. Children's Wisconsin said cleaning your home, taking your shoes off and washing your ...

The Milwaukee Health Department is holding a large lead screening clinic for MPS students on Wednesday, May 7. Milwaukee's request for CDC assistance in scaling up lead screening and prioritizing ...

More than 1 million deaths each year are attributable to lead poisoning, with the highest exposures in developing nations, according to the World Health Organization. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that ...

How Much Should We Worry About Lead? Five years ago, the residents of Flint, Michigan, saw a startling change in their drinking water. It had turned brown, foul-smelling, and bad-tasting. Eventually ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --- Officials with the Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools are providing an update on efforts to address lead concerns in schools. During a news conference ...

MULTI-PRONGED, END QUOTE. AT 605 THIS MORNING, WE’RE JUST ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY, THERE’S A PUSH TO MAKE SURE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THE ...

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 ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

Washington is failing to meet Medicaid lead testing requirements for kids, even for children most at risk for exposure to the dangerous neurotoxin. That’s according to a recent state audit, which ...

Milwaukee Public Schools is hosting a free lead screening clinic Tuesday at South Division High School. The clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, located near 15th Place and Lapham ...