Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...

The Milwaukee Health Department released alarming lead results from a second Milwaukee Public School on Thursday. A lead-poisoned student prompted the health department to test the Kagel School late ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), doubled ...

A lead risk assessment conducted by the Milwaukee Health Department has found hazardous levels of lead paint and lead dust ...

The film sheds light on Milwaukee's ongoing battle with lead poisoning and the deep disparities African Americans face in the community.

Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back.

For millennia, Ambae islanders have relied on their knowledge of the local environment to manage their lands and seas in a ...

At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material ...

On this episode of Hacking Humans, we are going old school with Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan sans T-Minus host Maria Varmazis (as she was hanging out with astronauts at the SpaceCom event). Not to ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018, a new report from ...

Lead has made its way to not just your food but also to your lipstick and protein powder. Here's what we know.