Jan. 7—DIXON — The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced a stricter standard for public health interventions based on children's blood lead test results in 2025. Illinois law dictates ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

The blood lead levels in children in Trail held steady in the latest fall test, supporting a theory that lead exposure in the West Kootenay city with an operating lead smelter is decreasing.

LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers are attempting to lower the threshold for reporting children to an early intervention program based on levels of toxic lead in their blood. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Blood testing rules in Michigan have been finalized, and physicians are now required to order testing for children at ages 1 and 2 to address and prevent lead poisoning. In ...

Following the devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Los Angeles County is offering free blood lead testing to residents who have been affected by the fires. The LA County Public Health Department ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Lead poisoning is silent, but the damage can last a lifetime. One Rochester mother knows that all too well. Her 4-year-old son’s blood lead level once tested nearly six times ...

Blood lead level testing is now required for Michigan's youngest children in an effort to prevent and mitigate the health risks of lead poisoning. The laws were signed into effect in October 2023 and ...

The testing was offered after the Ohio EPA detected elevated lead levels in outdoor air near the Bunting Bearings facility ...

Academic achievement among adolescents may be affected by early childhood lead exposure at much lower levels than previously assumed, according to a new study. Just a small climb in blood ...