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Layoffs and funding delays could slow fight against lead, experts say
Up to half a million children in the United States suffer from dangerous levels of lead contamination, according to the CDC.
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars ...
Recent layoffs stop CDC from helping with lead contamination at Milwaukee schools
Officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied Milwaukee Public Schools officials' request for help with ...
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Work likely to be halted by the cuts includes the collection of data for studying Americans with sickle cell, a painful blood ...
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CDC can't help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
The city of Milwaukee Health Department requested the CDC's help March 26 with the investigation of lead exposure in ...
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CDC can’t help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
“My entire division was eliminated today,” a ... Kennedy Jr. said April 3 when asked about the cutting of the CDC’s lead poisoning prevention and surveillance branch. He also said that ...