Hacker News with Generative AI: Lead Poisoning

CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say (arstechnica.com)
Amid the brutal cuts across the federal government under the Trump administration, perhaps one of the most gutting is the loss of experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who respond to lead poisoning in children.
Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Children, Government Funding
27 points by tzs 15 days ago | 3 comments
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rejected a request from health officials in Milwaukee for help with a lead poisoning investigation, after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team.
Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Government, Layoffs, Milwaukee
15 points by perihelions 56 days ago | 3 comments
Roman Empire's use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds (theguardian.com)
Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the Romans ever do for us? asks an exasperated Reg in Monty Python’s Life of Brian.
History, Science, Health, Roman Empire, Lead Poisoning
206 points by pseudolus 152 days ago | 168 comments
Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids (2022) (apnews.com)
Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates.
Health, Lead Poisoning, Childhood Development, Public Health, United States
9 points by segasaturn 215 days ago | 2 comments
Sparrows may be 'canary in the coal mine' for lead poisoning in children: study (abc.net.au)
Environmental Science, Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Children
151 points by Brajeshwar 324 days ago | 93 comments
One in four US households likely exceed new soil lead guidance levels (wiley.com)
Environmental Science, Public Health, Soil Contamination, Lead Poisoning, US Government
44 points by geox 354 days ago | 37 comments