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and how diet and lifestyle impact copper levels in the body. Understanding how metal imbalances affect our cells could lead to better treatments for cancer and other health conditions.

A Philadelphia couple was concerned after getting a letter about possible lead pipes in their home. Here's what to know.

Then-President Joe Biden announced the new rule, which requires lead water lines to be replaced by 2035, in a visit to Milwaukee in October.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas Department of Health and Environment official told a Kansas Senate committee Tuesday the agency continues to work to resolve an "unprecedented" tuberculosis outbreak ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first began monitoring and reporting TB cases in 1950. Currently, there are 67 people ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County and the Kansas City metro area is “unprecedented.” The Wyandotte County Public Health ...

As of Jan. 24, 2025, there have been 67 active cases reported in Wyandotte County (60) and Johnson County (7) since January 2024, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

Further still, another danger has arisen from the wildfires—large amounts of inhalable, airborne lead. The tragedies vividly remind us how lead, a neurotoxin, can still present in communities ...