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A New Study Raises Alarms About Plastics and Heart Disease. Here’s What to Know.

The New York TimesApril 29, 2025News

The news made for an alarming headline this week: Research showed that common chemicals in plastics were associated with 350,000 heart disease deaths across the world in 2018.

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A New Study Raises Alarms About Plastics and Heart Disease. Here’s What to Know.