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 focus of Baldwin's questions during recent Congressional hearings was on the Milwaukee Public Schools lead crisis and lack of federal support. RFK Jr. claimed a team from the Centers for Disease ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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.