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Legal lead levels in US tap water may harm people with kidney disease

15 July 2021

Even very low levels of lead in drinking water may be linked to negative health effects in people with advanced kidney disease, a study of people in the US has found

Health impacts of climate change have reached 'worrying' levels

1 December 2020

The impacts of climate change on people’s health around the world, including deaths due to heatwaves, are at their “most worrying” since an international initiative began tracking them five years ago

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Legal lead levels in US tap water may harm people with kidney disease

Health impacts of climate change have reached 'worrying' levels

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