RFK Jr. claimed in a Senate hearing that the childhood lead program was still being funded. But staffers remain on ...

On April 1, the staff of the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was terminated as part of the agency's reduction in force, according to NPR. The staff included epidemiologists, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdose deaths have decline by nearly 27% in 2024. The ...

The Milwaukee Health Dept. tells TMJ4, “There is no team from HHS or CDC in Milwaukee assisting with the MPS lead hazard response.” ...

The Milwaukee Health Department said there is no team from HHS or the CDC in Milwaukee responding to the lead contamination ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate committee there was a federal “team” in Milwaukee from the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Before U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. even said a word during Tuesday's hearing, vice ...

For many months now, the city of Milwaukee has been grappling with a lead poisoning crisis that has forced at least four schools to temporarily close and dozens more to undergo rigorous inspections.

Just as firefighters rush into burning buildings to save lives, this team’s specialists mobilize both domestically and internationally to help curb disease outbreaks. But first and foremost, it is a t ...