Lead crisis in Milwaukee; town hall meeting held seeks solutions

The Coalition On Lead Emergency hosted a town hall meeting focused on solving the lead crisis in our neighborhoods and providing families with urgent support and resources.

Waukesha retirement group works to inspire learning, curb loneliness

A Waukesha County senior citizen group is looking to add more members, hoping to help people combat loneliness and depression in their golden years.

Eli Lilly's new GLP-1 weight loss pill showed success in clinical trial

A daily weight loss pill being tested by Eli Lilly could work as well as its GLP-1 injection counterparts like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, a clinical trial shows.

3 cases of rare brain disease found in Oregon; 2 deaths reported

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which is fatal but not contagious.

RFK Jr. calls autism a 'preventable disease,' launches environmental study

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that U.S. autism diagnoses are rising at an “alarming rate," calling the condition a “preventable disease."

Brown rice may increase arsenic exposure, new study finds

A new study finds that brown rice contains significantly more arsenic than white rice, raising health concerns—especially for young children. Experts advise rinsing rice and diversifying grains to reduce risk.

MPS lead crisis; CDC denies Milwaukee's request for help due to layoffs

The Milwaukee Health Department invited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Centers for Disease Control to help with its lead investigations. But now, those experts aren't coming.

MPS lead crisis; CDC wont help Milwaukee
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The Milwaukee Health Department invited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to help with its lead investigations. But the CDC won't help because its lead program has been shut down.

Alabama woman has pig kidney removed after a record 130 days

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.

RFK Jr. pledges HHS will determine cause of autism by September

RFK Jr., the head of HHS, said the agency is taking on a "massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism. Here's what to know.

Weight loss drugs and Type-1 Diabetes treatment
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A new study finds the use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound in people with Type-1 Diabetes has risen sharply. It comes even though there's little information on the drugs' safety and effectiveness for the condition. Dr. Bill Hartman from UW Health joined FOX6 to talk about that and other health topics.