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, ...

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

Democratic Sen. U.S. Tammy Baldwin says she'll continue targeting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services ...

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

Milwaukee's health department said Friday U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "continues to misstate the facts" about an ongoing lead crisis in several of the city's public ...

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

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

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 ...

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