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An brings a child into Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies in Milwaukee in February. It's one of several school buildings in Milwaukee impacted by lead contamination.

Milwaukee announces additional school closures, new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more school buildings as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district also announced Monday an updated plan to tackle the flaking and chalking paint in aging buildings that’s suspected to be the cause of elevated blood lead

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988 officially launched as the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline in 2022.

988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is considering eliminating the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth as a way to cut back on funding for next year’s discretionary budget for mental health, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN. The preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews

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A study says US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline

US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, study says

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Measles could become endemic in the United States if routine childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, with up to 51 million illnesses over a 25-year period, according to a new study. Although the disease is endemic in some other countries – meaning it happens regularly within an area or

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Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Air pollution levels keep getting worse for more people in the US, according to a new report, and experts say the Trump administration’s proposed deregulation plans will make it even harder for people to get clean air. Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy

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