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October 5, 2023
When Sukky Bleck’s infant son was diagnosed last year with bilateral hydronephrosis, a condition preventing urine from draining from the kidney into the bladder, she started questioning herself. “Was it something I did? What did I do wrong? How can I fix it,” the 27-year-old Southeast Side resident said. Bleck said she soon became haunted by whether lead-contaminated drinking water might have ...
September 28, 2023
Lead contributed to 5.5 million adult deaths from cardiovascular disease and the loss of 765 million IQ points in children under the age of five in 2019.
September 21, 2023
The two-bill package passed the State Senate Tuesday and is headed to the Governors Desk. It would have pediatricians test children during their regular visits at ages 1 and 2,
September 13, 2023
Lead exposure may have a far larger worldwide effect on the mortality rate from cardiovascular disease and IQ loss, compared to earlier projections.
September 12, 2023
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and...
September 12, 2023
The Delaware Department of Education releases its final report on efforts to retest school drinking water sources for lead.
August 31, 2023
A study has found that marijuana users have elevated levels of heavy metals in their blood and urine compared to those who do not use marijuana. The study, published Wednesday in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal, found that marijuana users had higher levels of lead in their blood and urine compared to non-marijuana users. Conducted at…
August 30, 2023
Children between six months to six years old are at the greatest risk of lead poisoning. Montgomery will use the grant money to up protection.
August 18, 2023
New study aimed to evaluate the relationship between secondhand smoke exposure (identified using serum cotinine level) and blood lead level in US children.
August 14, 2023
A shocking new study has connected exposure to lead in childhood with "an excess risk for criminal behavior in adulthood," according to researchers from George Washington University.