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CDC reports dramatic change in major public health crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdose deaths have decline by nearly 27% in 2024. The ...
Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the federal government has “a team in Milwaukee” helping the city address a lead crisis in its ...
This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
For many months now, the city of Milwaukee has been grappling with a lead poisoning crisis that has forced at least four schools to temporarily close and dozens more to undergo rigorous inspections.
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Overdose deaths rise in South Dakota, defy U.S. trend
A recent report finds drug overdose deaths across all 50 states could reach its lowest level since 2019, but South Dakota is ...
Drug overdose deaths plummet to pre-pandemic levels during fentanyl crisis
Provisional tallies from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics show there were slightly more than 80,000 overdose ...
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US overdose deaths fall sharply as opioid crisis sees marked improvement
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's ...
Map shows states with sharpest drops in drug overdose deaths
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. fell sharply in 2024, with new government data showing the steepest year-over-year decline ...
US Overdose Deaths Fall Steeply, Marking Progress In Opioid Crisis
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's ...