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Signs for food and cleaning supplies are seen in a Dollar Tree store in Mount Rainier, Maryland

Health Jun 18

Recalled lead-tainted applesauce pouches stayed on Dollar Tree shelves for weeks, FDA says

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Nation Dec 06

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland
FDA inspects maker of lead-tainted applesauce pouches in Ecuador

The FDA said this week that at least 64 young children from 27 states have reported illnesses potentially linked to the products, which were recalled in late October.

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Health Nov 10

Brandon Fant gets his blood tested for lead poison levels by Lashae Campbell at a clinic set up to help screen for the eff...
New lead poisoning guidelines means more kids will get tested. Here’s what else experts want to see

The Centers for Disease Control has announced a new, stricter standard for lead poisoning in children, which will more than double the number of kids considered to have high blood lead levels.

By Gabriel Filippelli, The Conversation

Health Oct 28

Mariscal siblings peer out of the window of the home where they were poisoned by lead-based paint in Hayward
U.S. introduces more stringent standards for lead poisoning in children

U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more stringent standard was announced Thursday.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health Oct 21

Lead in drinking water in Benton Harbor, Mich.
How segregation and neglect left Benton Harbor, Michigan with toxic water

Nestled against the shore of Lake Michigan on the southwestern side of the state, Benton Harbor is a small town with a population of just under 10,000. According to the U.S. Census Bureau figures for 2019, 84.7 percent of people…

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Oct 01

Cavers descend into the ‘Well of Hell,’ new clues about humans’ arrival in North America and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North…

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May 04

Biden’s infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the U.S.

By Gabriel Filippelli, The Conversation

President Joe Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.

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Aug 20

Watch 6:53
6 years after water crisis began, what has changed in Flint — and what hasn’t

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, exposed major health and environmental concerns for residents and prompted new scrutiny of access to clean drinking water in the U.S. But Flint is still grappling with the consequences of its crisis, including financial…

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Dec 17

What caused Beethoven’s deafness?

By Dr. Howard Markel

It is a query that has invited many diagnoses over the last 200 years.

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Oct 10

EPA proposes upping testing for lead at schools in rule overhaul

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Contrary to regulatory rollbacks in many other environmental areas, the administration has called dealing with lead contamination in drinking water a priority.

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