The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the results of its investigation into the potential health impact that lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan water supply had on...

In a follow-up on the Legionnaires disease outbreak in Genesee County, MI, state health officials additional cases and deaths associated with legionellosis. “To date, 88 cases and ten deaths have been...

A recent study revealed that the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium are able to form biofilms in human infected skin tissues which protects the bacterium from antibiotic treatments. Study lead author and Professor...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that Head Start and Early Head Start services will expand immediately in Flint, Michigan to help children and families exposed to lead in...

This week, U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers aided the Genesee County Health Department in clearing a months-long backlog of blood lead level screening results for the Flint...

In April of 2014 politicians in Flint, Michigan changed the city’s water supply from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River, in order to save money. The water from the Flint River was...