Last year, when Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on community water fluoridation, they included a ...

Results showed that estimated changes in birth weight were small and not statistically meaningful, ranging from a decrease of ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Analyzing nearly 11.5 million births across four decades, researchers use rigorous methods to show ...

A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that community water fluoridation (CWF) is not ...

Water runs through a faucet in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 31, 2025. While many professional societies continue to support adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent cavities, questions continue ...

Researchers looked at birth weight, an important predictor of long-term health, in 11 million babies born in the United ...

Majority of members say employee safety concerns, not politics, necessitate discontinuing program for up to 90 days ...

Changes in birth weight following community water fluoridation were small in magnitude, ranging from −8.44 g to 7.20 g. There ...

Dentists say fluoride remains key to preventing cavities, but toothpaste, mouthwash and nursing water can help if access changes.

If it’s removed from our water supply, are there alternatives?

We've talked a lot about health equity with the pandemic disproportionately impacting lower income and communities of color. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new ...