Flint continues taking steps to eliminate lead exposure as it adds new community resources and raises awareness. As part of that plan, three members of Flint Lead Free, a work group of the Flint Registry, recently attended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Training Center conference in […]
It’s one of the worst end results of a pregnancy. Stillbirth can be a devastating shock to eager, expectant parents. Low birth weight, pre-term birth and other factors related to infant mortality make the time period after delivery even more delicate for caregivers to a newborn, and in communities suffering from lead exposure such conditions […]
In an effort to reach all Michigan health care providers and the public, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is sharing the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning about falsely low blood lead test results from Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare® Analyzers. The FDA believes […]